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Kanji for Branch
The kanji for “branch” is 枝, read shi and written in 8 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
枝
branch
A branch that grows outward, like a family spreading through generations.
8 strokes On reading シ (shi) Kun reading えだ (eda) JLPT N2
Dictionary meanings: bough, branch, twig, limb, counter for branches
Readings used for names on Nazuke: e
In Japan it appears in about 1,651 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
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