枯れ枝 かれえだ dead branch (or twig, etc.) #29,175 Meanings also 枯枝 noun dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch Its kanji 枯 コ · か.れる、か.らす wither, die, dry up, be seasoned 枝 シ · えだ bough, branch, twig, limb, counter for branches