Kanji

枝

bough, branch, twig, limb, counter for branches

Kanji

Grade

Grade 5

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

木部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

シ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

えだ

Nanori (Name Reading)

え, えだ, き, しげ, しな

Common Readings

シ, えだ

Example sentences

枝 えだ
強い風で木の枝が折れた。

A tree branch broke in the strong wind.

木 き
鳥が木の枝で休んでいます。

Birds are resting on the branches of the tree.

枝葉 しよう
彼の話は枝葉ばかりで、要領を得ない

His story is just full of trivial details and misses the point.

枝豆 えだまめ
居酒屋で最初に出てくるおつまみといえば、やはり枝豆だ。

Speaking of snacks that first come out at an izakaya, it has to be edamame.

肴 さかな
お酒の肴には枝豆が最高だ

Edamame is the best snack to go with sake.

Example Vocabulary

枝

えだ

branch; twig

枝葉

しよう

branches and leaves; non-essentials; trivial details

小枝

こえだ

枝分かれ

えだわかれ

枝

えだ

branch; twig

枯れ枝

かれえだ

枝豆

えだまめ

edamame; green soybeans

爪楊枝

つまようじ

枝毛

えだげ

楊枝

ようじ

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