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Kotomora

岐

branch off, fork in road, scene, arena, theater

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · grade 4FrequencyTop 2,000Strokes7

Readings

On'yomi

  • キ
  • ギ

Kun'yomi

—

Nanori

  • たかし
  • また

Meaning

岐 centers on a point where something splits into two or more directions: a fork in a road, a branch, or a divergence. The theater and scene senses are specialized applications of a branching-off place or setting.

Most common words using 岐

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  • 岐阜ぎふ

    Gifu (city, prefecture)

  • 分岐ぶんき
    N1

    divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off

  • 多岐たき

    diverse; various; wide-ranging

  • 隠岐おき

    Oki (former province located on Oki Island in present-day Shimane Prefecture)

  • 讃岐さぬき

    Sanuki (former province located in present-day Kagawa Prefecture)

  • 壱岐いき

    Iki (former province located on Iki Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture)

  • 岐路きろ

    forked road; crossroads

  • 岐阜大学ぎふだいがく

    Gifu University

  • 八岐大蛇やまたのおろち

    eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent (in Japanese mythology)

  • 岐大ぎだい

    Gifu University (abbr)

  • 伊邪那岐いざなぎ

    Izanagi; male deity who fathered Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods

  • 分岐点ぶんきてん

    fork; junction; diverging point

  • 三岐代表さんぎだいひょう

    representative of Gifu and Mie prefectures

  • 伊邪那岐命いざなぎのみこと

    Izanagi-no-Mikoto; Izanagi; male deity who fathered Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods

  • 分岐予測ぶんきよそく

    branch prediction

  • 分岐器ぶんきき

    railroad switch; turnout

  • 分岐学ぶんきがく

    cladistics

  • 分岐接続ぶんきせつぞく

    multipoint connection

  • 分岐線ぶんきせん

    branch line; spur

  • 分岐群ぶんきぐん

    clade

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Study

Etymology

岐 combines 山 (mountain) with 支, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of branching or diverging. The compound suggests a mountain path that splits into branches.

Meaning mnemonic

A mountain 山 with a branching path 支: imagine a trail that forks at the base of a mountain, leading to different scenes or arenas.

Reading mnemonic

For キ, picture a key decision point where the road branches: key -> キ, and you must choose which fork to take.