枝葉

えだは

Also written しよう

Meanings

1. Noun branches and leaves; foliage
2. Noun, の-adjective unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue; digression (esp. しよう) See also: 枝葉末節 (しようまっせつ).

Kanji

• 枝 branch. Read as えだ.
• 葉 leaf. Read as は.

Example sentences

• 枝葉末節の議論はもうそろそろ止めにして、本筋の話に移りませんか。
  Why don't we stop arguing over these piddling matters and get to the issues at hand?

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