小 枝(こえだ)

こえだ

noun

twig; small branch

plant-general

1. twig; small branch

A thin, small branch of a tree or shrub.

小枝(こえだ)を拾(ひろ)う。

To pick up twigs.

鳥(とり)が小枝(こえだ)をくわえて巣(す)を作(つく)っている。

A bird is building a nest with twigs in its beak.

風(かぜ)で折(お)れた小枝(こえだ)が道(みち)にたくさん落(お)ちていた。

Many twigs broken by the wind were scattered on the road.

小枝(こえだ) refers to a thin, small branch or twig, the kind that falls from trees or that birds use for nesting. It is a compound of 小(こ) (small) + 枝(えだ) (branch), following the productive 小(こ) prefix pattern: compare 小石(こいし) (pebble), 小川(おがわ) (stream).

Common collocations

小枝(こえだ)を拾(ひろ)う: to pick up twigs
小枝(こえだ)が折(お)れる: a twig snaps/breaks
小枝(こえだ)を集(あつ)める: to gather twigs
枯(か)れた小枝(こえだ): dried twigs

Related words

枝(えだ): branch (general)
大枝(おおえだ): large branch
枯(か)れ枝(えだ): dead branch

Related Words

Related: 枯(か)れ枝(えだ) (dead branch)

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Added 2026.3.25 22:28 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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