Moto 枝: Bough; Branch; TwigKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- シ
- Kun'yomi
- えだ
- Level
- JLPT N2Jōyō, grade 5
- Words
- 96 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (シ)
- 枝葉しようbranches and leaves; foliage
- 爪楊枝つまようじtoothpick
- トランザクション分枝トランザクションぶんしtransaction branch
- トランザクション分枝識別子トランザクションぶんししきべつしtransaction branch identifier
- 分枝ぶんしbifurcation; branch
- 切枝せっしpruning tree branches to encourage new growth
- 剪枝せんしpruning
- 妻楊枝つまようじtoothpick
- 截枝せっしpruning tree branches to encourage new growth
- 房楊枝ふさようじtufted toothpick; Edo-period toothbrush resembling a large toothpick burred at one end into a tuft
- 揚枝ようじtoothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)
- 整枝せいしtraining (branches in horticulture)
- 枝垂れしだれweeping form (e.g. tree)
- 枝垂れるしだれるto droop; to hang down
- 枝垂れ彼岸しだれひがんweeping cherry
- 枝垂れ杉しだれすぎweeping cedar
- 枝垂れ柳しだれやなぎweeping willow (Salix babylonica)
- 枝垂れ桃しだれももweeping peach (Prunus persica var. pendula)
- 枝垂れ桜しだれざくらweeping cherry (Prunus spachiana); shidare cherry
- 枝垂れ梅しだれうめweeping plum (Prunus mume f. pendula); weeping Japanese apricot
- 枝折しおりbookmark
- 枝折りしおりbookmark
- 枝折り戸しおりどgarden gate made of branches and twigs; wicket gate
- 枝折戸しおりどgarden gate made of branches and twigs; wicket gate
- 枝族しぞくtribe; branch family
- 枝条しじょうbranch (of a tree)
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 枝えだbranch; bow
- 大枝おおえだlarge branch
- 小枝こえだtwig; spray
- 枝豆えだまめedamame (green soybeans)
- 枯れ枝かれえだdead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
- 上枝うわえだupper branches of a tree
- 下枝したえだlower branches of a tree
- 切り枝きりえだcuttings; lop
- 枝つき燭台えだつきしょくだいcandelabra; candelabrum
- 枝ぶりえだぶりshape of a tree
- 枝むちえだむちbirch rod
- 枝るえだるto work without sleep or rest
- 枝を剪るえだをきるto prune a tree
- 枝を矯めるえだをためるto straighten a branch
- 枝を鋏むえだをはさむto trim a tree; to prune a tree's branches
- 枝付き燭台えだつきしょくだいcandelabra; candelabrum
- 枝分かれえだわかれramification; branching off
- 枝切りえだきりpruning
- 枝刈りえだかりpruning (e.g. decision tree)
- 枝変わりえだがわりbud sport; bud mutation
- 枝宮えだみやsubordinate shrine
- 枝尺えだしゃくgeometer moth; geometrid (of the Ennominae subfamily)
- 枝尺取えだしゃくとりgeometer moth caterpillar; geometrid caterpillar (of subfamily Ennominae)
- 枝振りえだぶりshape of a tree
- 枝接ぎえだつぎcleft grafting
- 枝毛えだげsplit end of hair
- 枝狩りえだかりpruning (e.g. decision tree)
Other readings
- 大霜降枝尺おおしもふりえだしゃくpeppered moth (Biston betularia)
- 枝垂しだれweeping form (e.g. tree)
- 枝垂杉しだれすぎweeping cedar
- 枝垂柳しだれやなぎweeping willow (Salix babylonica)
- 枝垂桜しだれざくらweeping cherry (Prunus spachiana); shidare cherry
- 枝変りえだがわりbud sport; bud mutation
- 枝尺蠖えだしゃくとりgeometer moth caterpillar; geometrid caterpillar (of subfamily Ennominae)
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