ジョウ, チョウ, デキ, えだ, すじ

article, clause, item, stripe, streak

JLPT1 G5 S7 F363

As per # (slender and curved) + tree/wood → slender, curved *branch* → *line*; *long*; *avenue* → *clause* (← line of text); *reason*; *logic*.

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