枯れ枝

かれえだ

Also written 枯枝

Meanings

1. Noun dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch

Kanji

• 枯 wither. Read as かれる.
• 枝 branch. Read as えだ.

Example sentences

• 彼はその木から枯れ枝を切り取った。
  He cut away the dead branches from the tree.

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