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  1. Noun

    unimportant details; inessentials

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

    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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Characters in this word

4
枝
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

bough, branch, twig, limb, counter for branches

Kun
えだ
On
シ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1401 of 2500
Radical
木 tree
WaniKani
Level 34

Built from

支木十又

Used in names as

えぐさ

Words starting with 枝Words ending in 枝Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-4-4SKIP code
4a4.18The Kanji Dictionary
4494.7Four corner code
1867deroo
679dUnicode hex code
1-27-62JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2211Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2591New Nelson (John Haig)
863New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1073Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
579Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
767Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
713Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
770Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1154A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
631Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
889Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14557Morohashi
1315A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
870Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
889Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
626Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
719henshall3
684Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
972Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1074Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
720Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhi1, qi2Pinyin reading
jiKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
34WaniKani level
葉
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece

Kun
は
On
ヨウ
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
414 of 2500
Radical
艸 grass
WaniKani
Level 10

Built from

木世艾

Used in names as

よわ

Words starting with 葉Words ending in 葉Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-3-9, 2-3-8SKIP code
3k9.21The Kanji Dictionary
4490.4Four corner code
1964deroo
8449Unicode hex code
1-45-53JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4001Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5129New Nelson (John Haig)
2321New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2912Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1497Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2024Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
228Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
243Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
405A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1991Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
179Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
31387PMorohashi
405A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
253Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
253Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
327sakade
870Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
428henshall3
412Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
275crowley
569Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
663Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
233Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xie2, ye4, she4Pinyin reading
yeob, seobKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10WaniKani level
末
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

end, close, tip, powder, posterity

Kun
すえうらうれ
On
マツバツ
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
456 of 2500
Radical
木 tree
WaniKani
Level 7

Built from

｜一ハ木亠
Words starting with 末Words ending in 末Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
4-5-3SKIP code
0a5.26The Kanji Dictionary
5090.0Four corner code
1464deroo
672bUnicode hex code
1-43-86JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
177Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2534New Nelson (John Haig)
3505New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4317Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2184Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2940Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
217Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
230Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
528A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
211Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
565Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14420Morohashi
587A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
305Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
305Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
515sakade
616Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
615henshall3
457Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
584Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.16busy_people
1047Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
222Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mo4Pinyin reading
malKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
7WaniKani level
節
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

node, season, period, occasion, verse, clause, stanza, honor, joint, knuckle, knob, knot, tune, melody

Kun
ふし-ぶしのっと
On
セツセチ
Strokes
13
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N1
Frequency
934 of 2500
Radical
竹 bamboo
WaniKani
Level 19

Built from

艮竹卩乞

Used in names as

たかし

Words starting with 節Words ending in 節Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-6-7SKIP code
6f7.3The Kanji Dictionary
8872.7Four corner code
2344deroo
7bc0Unicode hex code
1-32-65JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3402Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4299New Nelson (John Haig)
2691New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3336Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1729Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2349Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1464Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1574Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
731A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2215Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
683Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
26102Morohashi
523A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
464Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
472Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
446sakade
800Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
552henshall3
607Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
699Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1482Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1476Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jie2, jie1Pinyin reading
jeolKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
19WaniKani level