枝 bough, branch, twig, limb, counter for branches 8 strokes taught in grade 5 old JLPT 2 #1401 in newspapers Readings Onシ Kunえだ In Chinese 枝 Words written with it 枝 えだ branch N4 爪楊枝 つまようじ toothpick 小枝 こえだ twig 枝葉 えだは branches and leaves 枝豆 えだまめ edamame (green soybeans) 枯れ枝 かれえだ dead branch (or twig, etc.) 大枝 おおえだ large branch