朶
ダ, タ, えだ
branch
JLPT0 G13 S0 F5000
A variant of
垂
hang, consisting of
木
tree/wood +
乃
(cling) → (cling in) hanging → *hang*. Also (via the influence of
木
), *branch* (← object that hangs from a tree).
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