えだ
枝
　
を
はさ
鋏
　
む

expression, Godan verb

Rare.
  1. to trim a tree, to prune a tree's branches.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
えだ
枝
　
を
はさ
鋏
　
む
 枝を鋏む えだをはさむ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

bough, branch, twig
えだ　シ　え (5th, N2)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
branch, support, sustain
シ　ささ.える　つか.える (5th, N3)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)
scissors
はさみ　キョウ　はさ.む (Kentei 1)
gold
キン　きむ　かね (1st, N5)
whole, entire, all
ゼン　すべ.て　まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
to divide
insert between
キョウ　コウ　はさ.む (Kentei 1)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
two people
ショウ　ジュウ　ジュ (Kentei 1)