Quick answer
枝 is the kanji for "Branch". It is a JLPT N2 kanji. The main reading is えだ (eda). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Branch
Also : Limb · Twig · Bough
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
8 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 枝 represents 'BOUGH'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of bough.
On-reading: し — remember this sound by associating it with bough. Kun-reading: えだ.
Example Sentences
春になると桜の枝に花が咲き始めます。
はるになるとさくらのえだにはながさきはじめます。
When spring comes, flowers begin to bloom on the cherry blossom branches.
枝葉にこだわりすぎて、幹の部分を見失わないようにしましょう。
えだはにこだわりすぎて、みきのぶぶんをみうしなわないようにしましょう。
Let's not get too caught up in the branches and lose sight of the trunk.
Vocabulary using 枝
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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