枝 — branch, bough, twig
えだ
枝
branch
Grade 5
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
8 strokes
plant
U+679D
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #1401
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #713
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- branch
- bough
- twig
word
えだ eda Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Components
Composed of
き
木
tree
#75
ささえ
支
branch
#65
Phono-semantic compound (形声). 木 (tree) provides the meaning. 支 (shi, branch/support) gives both sound and concept. A branch or bough.