Keyword
branch
Info
FrequencyTop 1300-1400
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
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KankenLevel 6
Heisig770
Readings
えだ
(85%)
し
(10%)
じ
(2%)
Composed of
tree
support
Mnemonic

Every tree is supported by its branches.

Used in vocabulary (122 in total)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
twig; spray
ramification; branching off
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
edamame (green soybeans)
toothpick; skewer (used to cut and hold sweets served at a tea ceremony); toothbrush (orig. made from a thin willow branch frayed at one end)
split end of hair
branch road; byroad; side street; digression
shape of a tree
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
large branch; bough
lower branches of a tree
pruning; trimming; lopping
unimportant details; inessentials
shape of a tree
bifurcation; branch; branched; rami-
off-shoot; noble (family) sibling
garden gate made of branches and twigs; wicket gate
to droop; to hang down; to weep
weeping cherry (Prunus spachiana); shidare cherry
branch (of a tree)
branch (of a tree); stick
the samurai glories in honourable poverty; keep a stiff upper lip!
young branch; shoot; sprig; scion
enshrined deity of a subordinate shrine
bookmark; guidebook
leisurely, post-meal use of a toothpick
dressed carcass; meat on the bone
ramification; branching off
toothbrush made from a piece of willow frayed at one end
weeping form (e.g. tree)
branches of a pine (tree)
litchi (Nephelium litchi); lychee; bitter melon (Momordica charantia); bitter gourd; Thais bronni (species of muricid gastropod)
common broom (Cytisus scoparius); Scotch broom; English broom
member of the Imperial family; royalty; beautiful clouds
weeping cherry (Prunus spachiana); shidare cherry
weeping form (e.g. tree)
fragrant branch of flowers
tofu-like dish made with edamame
weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
ramification; branching off
branch (of a tree)
upper branches of a tree
stolon; runner
bookmark; guidebook
training (branches in horticulture)
toothbrush made from a piece of willow frayed at one end
cuttings; lop; spray; set; slip
pruning (trees, shrubs, etc.)
to prune a tree
pruning tree branches to encourage new growth
to work without sleep or rest
Shichishitō; Seven-Branched Sword; ancient ceremonial iron sword with six branch-like protrusions kept at Isonokami Shrine
garden gate made of branches and twigs; wicket gate
the samurai glories in honourable poverty; keep a stiff upper lip!
branch line
candelabra; candelabrum; girandole
toothpick; skewer (used to cut and hold sweets served at a tea ceremony); toothbrush (orig. made from a thin willow branch frayed at one end)
toothbrush made from a piece of willow frayed at one end
weeping plum (Prunus mume f. pendula); weeping Japanese apricot
classification number; branch number
detached force; detachment
sweetsop (Annona squamosa)
candelabra; candelabrum; girandole
subordinate shrine
weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
tribe; branch family
weeping cherry (Prunus spachiana); shidare cherry
sub-temple
upper branches of a tree
silver birch (Betula pendula)
silver birch (Betula pendula)
pruning tree branches to encourage new growth
cleft grafting
fallen blossom doesn't return to the branch, a broken mirror can not be made to shine; what's done is done; there's no use crying over spilled milk
to straighten a branch
to trim a tree; to prune a tree's branches
geometer moth; geometrid (of the Ennominae subfamily)
barb; ramus; pinnule
slender shoot; scion; switch
weeping peach (Prunus persica var. pendula)
pronghorn (Antilocapra americana); prong buck; pronghorn antelope
pruning (e.g. decision tree)
pruning (e.g. decision tree)
birch rod
bud sport; bud mutation; bud variation
bud sport; bud mutation; bud variation
keishibukuryōgan; traditional Chinese medicine prescribed for gynecological disorders
tip of a branch
peppered moth (Biston betularia)
geometer moth caterpillar; geometrid caterpillar (of subfamily Ennominae)
geometer moth caterpillar; geometrid caterpillar (of subfamily Ennominae)
bitter melon (Momordica charantia); bitter gourd
Thais bronni (species of muricid gastropod)
Kyushu maple (Acer capillipes); red snakebark maple
Atlas broom (Argyrocytisus battandieri)
soursop (Annona muricata)
Examples (20 in total)
The tree spread its branches abroad.
The cat hid among the branches.
The branch broke under the weight of the snow.