枝(えだ)

えだ
noun
branch, bough, twig
nature
1. branch, bough
A woody extension growing from the trunk of a tree.
枝(えだ)を切(き)る。
To cut branches.
鳥(とり)が枝(えだ)に止(と)まっている。
A bird is perched on a branch.
台風(たいふう)で大(おお)きな枝(えだ)が折(お)れて、道(みち)をふさいでいた。
A large branch broke off in the typhoon and was blocking the road.
2. twig
A small thin branch.
小枝(こえだ)を拾(ひろ)う。
To pick up twigs.
子(こ)どもたちが小枝(こえだ)で遊(あそ)んでいる。
The children are playing with twigs.
地面(じめん)に落(お)ちていた細(ほそ)い枝(えだ)を集(あつ)めて、たき火(び)をした。
I gathered thin twigs that had fallen on the ground and made a bonfire.

枝(えだ) means branch, bough, or twig - woody extensions growing from a tree trunk.

Compounds

Common expressions

枝葉末節(しようまっせつ): trivial details (lit. branches, leaves, and twigs)

Related words

Related Words

Related: 幹(みき) (trunk)
Related: 根(ね) (root)
Related: 葉(は) (leaf, leaves)
Related: 茎(くき) (stem, stalk)
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Added 2026.1.9 21:09 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02
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