上枝

Japanese

Kanji in this term
上 枝
ほつえ
Grade: 1 Grade: 5
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
秀つ枝

Etymology

Originally a compound of 秀(ほ) (ho, “excelling; standing out”) + つ (tsu, genitive particle) + 枝(え) (e, “branch”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ho̞t͡sɨe̞]

Noun

上枝(ほつえ) • (hotsue) ←ほつえ (fotue)?

  1. upper branches of a tree
    Antonym: 下枝 (shizue)

References

  1. ^ “上枝”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
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