岐
branch off, fork in road, scene, arena, theater
Readings
On'yomi
- キ
- ギ
Kun'yomi
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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
20 of 57- 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
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.