枝 (eda) means “branch” | MotiTan Japanese Dictionary

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庭の木の枝にりんごがあります。niwa no ki no eda ni ri n go ga a ri ma su

There is an apple on a branch of the tree in the garden.

春になると、桜の枝に花が咲きます。haru ni na ru to sakura no eda ni hana ga sa ki ma su

In spring, flowers bloom on the branches of the cherry trees.

It denotes the part that grows outward from a trunk or stem and can divide into smaller parts.

木の幹や草木の茎から分かれて伸びる部分。ki no miki ya kusa ki no kuki ka ra wa ka re te no bi ru bu bun

The native Japanese noun 枝 (eda, "branch") is attested in Old Japanese, but its internal formation is uncertain.

The physical picture behind 枝 (eda) also appears in Japanese expressions for roads, paths, and choices that split from a main line.