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枝 - N3 Kanji

Meaning of 枝 意味

bough, branch, twig, limb, counter for branches

枝 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI 音読み

えだ eda

KUNYOMI 訓読み

シ shi

Examples

猫は枝の間に隠れた。The cat hid among the branches.
彼は木から一枝をきりとった。He cut off a branch from the tree.
鳥は枝に止まった。The birds settled on the branches.
木は枝を広く張った。The tree spread its branches abroad.
枝は雪の重みで曲がった。The bough bent under the weight of the snow.
枝はオレンジでたわんでいた。The branches were laden with oranges.
彼はしっかりと枝につかまった。He held on firmly to the branch.
たくさんの鳥が枝にとまっている。Many birds are on the branch.
枝はしなったけど折れはしなかった。The branches gave but did not break.
その枝はたわんだが、折れなかった。The branch bent but did not break.

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