Keyword
branch
Info
FrequencyTop 1300-1400
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
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KankenLevel 6
Heisig770
Readings
えだ
(85%)
(11%)
(2%)
Composed of
tree
support
Mnemonic

Every tree is supported by its branches.

Used in vocabulary (99 in total)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
twig; spray
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
ramification; branching off
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
edamame (green soybeans)
toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)
branch road; byroad; side street; digression
split end of hair
shape of a tree
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
large branch; bough
lower branches of a tree
shape of a tree
unimportant details; inessentials
bifurcation; branch; branched; rami-
garden gate made of branches and twigs; wicket gate
off-shoot; noble (family) sibling
branch (of a tree)
to droop; to hang down; to weep
the samurai glories in honourable poverty; keep a stiff upper lip!
bookmark; guidebook
weeping cherry (Prunus spachiana); shidare cherry
young branch; sprig
leisurely, post-meal use of a toothpick
weeping form (e.g. tree)
tufted toothpick; Edo-period toothbrush resembling a large toothpick burred at one end into a tuft
litchi (Nephelium litchi); lychee; bitter melon (Momordica charantia); bitter gourd; Thais bronni (species of muricid gastropod)
dressed carcass; meat on the bone
common broom (Cytisus scoparius, Genista scoparia); Scotch broom; English broom
enshrined deity of a subordinate shrine
member of the Imperial family; royalty; beautiful clouds
weeping cherry (Prunus spachiana); shidare cherry
tofu-like dish made with edamame
weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
fragrant branch of flowers
weeping form (e.g. tree)
upper branches of a tree
pruning tree branches to encourage new growth
garden gate made of branches and twigs; wicket gate
candelabra; candelabrum; girandole
to work without sleep or rest
branch (of a tree)
branch line
toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)
bookmark; guidebook
candelabra; candelabrum; girandole
cuttings; lop; spray; set; slip
to prune a tree
tufted toothpick; Edo-period toothbrush resembling a large toothpick burred at one end into a tuft
sweetsop (Annona squamosa)
detached force; detachment
weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
tribe; branch family
sub-temple
upper branches of a tree
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)
subordinate shrine
barb (of a feather)
switch (long, young branch)
weeping peach (Prunus persica var. pendula)
weeping plum (Prunus mume f. pendula); weeping Japanese apricot
pronghorn (Antilocapra americana); prong buck; pronghorn antelope
pruning (e.g. decision tree)
pruning (e.g. decision tree)
training (branches in horticulture)
birch rod
bud sport; bud mutation; bud variation
bud sport; bud mutation; bud variation
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)
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.