JLPT N2 · 8 strokes
Kanji 枝: "bough, branch, twig"
The kanji 枝 means "bough, branch, twig, limb, counter for branches". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read シ in on'yomi and えだ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
えだ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | bough, branch, twig, limb, counter for branches |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 1401 of 2,501 |
Common words with 枝
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 枝branch; bough; limb; twig
- 小枝twig; spray
- 枝counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
- 枝分かれramification · branching off
- 枝るto work without sleep or rest
- 枯れ枝dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
- 枝豆edamame (green soybeans)
- 爪楊枝toothpick
- 楊枝toothpick · skewer (used to cut and hold sweets served at a tea ceremony)
- 枝道branch road; byroad; side street · digression
- 枝毛split end of hair
- 枝ぶりshape of a tree
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