Word details
枝葉末節
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 枝葉末節.
Dictionary
Entry
1
unimportant details; inessentials
Examples
枝葉末節の議論はもうそろそろ止めにして、本筋の話に移りませんか。
Why don't we stop arguing over these piddling matters and get to the issues at hand?
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
枝
bough, branch, twig, limb, counter for branches
8 strokesFrequency 1,401JLPT N2Grade 5
On
シ
Kun
えだ
Nanori
えぐさ
葉
leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece
12 strokesFrequency 414JLPT N2Grade 3
On
ヨウ
Kun
は
Nanori
よわ
末
end, close, tip, powder, posterity
5 strokesFrequency 456JLPT N2Grade 4
On
マツバツ
Kun
すえうらうれ
節
node, season, period, occasion, verse, clause, stanza, honor, joint, knuckle, knob, knot, tune, melody
13 strokesFrequency 934JLPT N2Grade 4
On
セツセチ
Kun
ふし-ぶしのっと
Nanori
たかし
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