枝
枝

bough, branch, twig, limb, counter for branches

8 strokesFrequency 1,401JLPT N2Grade 5

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Common Words

枝えだNounFreq #3355
1

branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray

Examples
猫は枝の間に隠れた。
The cat hid among the branches.
しおり栞枝折り枝折NounUsually kanaFreq #18697
1

bookmark

2

guidebook

枝葉えだはしようNounFreq #18803
1

branches and leaves; foliage

2

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Esp. しよう

unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue; digression

小枝こえだNoun～の Adj.Freq #20107
1

twig; spray

Examples
小枝で火はおこせますか。
Can you build a fire with twigs?
枝しFreq #26201
1

Counter

counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)

Examples
彼は木から一枝をきりとった。
He cut off a branch from the tree.
枝分かれえだわかれNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #27457
1

Botany

ramification

Examples
平野を横切って水路が枝分かれしている。
The waterways branch out across the plain.
2

branching off

枝るえだるエダるIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #28492
1

Internet slang; After Yukio Edano, Chief Cabinet Secretary during the 2011 earthquake

to work without sleep or rest

枯れ枝枯枝かれえだNounFreq #32787
1

dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch

Examples
彼はその木から枯れ枝を切り取った。
He cut away the dead branches from the tree.
枝豆えだまめNounFreq #38352
1

edamame (green soybeans)

爪楊枝つまようじ妻楊枝NounFreq #43908
1

toothpick

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