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Kanji Detail for 枝 - "branch, twig, limb"

枝

  • Meaning

    枝 means "branch, twig, limb."

    1. Branch - A limb of a tree; an offshoot.

    2. Twig - A small branch; a shoot.

    3. Offshoot - Something that branches off; a derivative.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    bough; branch; twig; limb; counter for branches

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    branches, limbs; branch off

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    branch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    branches, limbs; to branch off

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A branch. Secondary growth from a tree. Special circumstances in a matter are called 枝節 (complications), with the same meaning. Anything branching from one body is called 枝. Such as calling the imperial family 金枝玉葉 (golden branches and jade leaves). | 榦枝: Commonly written as 干支. Refers to the ten heavenly stems and twelve earthly branches, using the trunk and branches of a tree as a metaphor. | 枝指: Extra fingers. From "Zhuangzi."
  • Onyomitip

    shi(し) し

  • Kunyomitip

    eda(えだ) えだ

  • Strokestip

    8 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    木 (ki・kihen)

  • Related Keywords
    branch twig limb bough shoot offshoot stem sprig spray arm extension division subdivision fork ramification outgrowth derivative tree wood grow

Sentences including 枝

  • I cut a branch from the tree.

Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces

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