枝 means “branch”

えだ · eda

Also: bough, twig, limb

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

えだ

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

シ

Taught in grade 5 · 8 strokes

The story

Cherry branches heavy with blossoms bend gracefully, beauty without brittleness.

Often featured in Japanese ink paintings and poetry

Its parts

• 木 Tree · Left side
• 支 Branch/support · Right side

The part of a tree (木) that branches out (支): a branch

Kanji that look like 枝

• 技 (skill / technique): 技 has 手 (hand) on the left, 枝 has 木 (tree): branches vs skills

More from Nature's Poetry

• 根 root
• 樹 tree
• 桜 cherry blossom
• 嵐 storm
• 霧 fog
• 雨 rain
• 木 tree
• 月 moon
• 日 sun
• 風 wind
• 水 water
• 火 fire

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.