枝えだ打うち

え

だ

う

ち

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

pruning; trimming; lopping

Refers to cutting off branches from trees or shrubs, often in gardening, forestry, or orchard management. Can be used as a noun or as a suru-verb.

庭にわ師しが梅うめの木きの枝えだ打うちをしている。
The gardener is pruning the plum tree.
果か樹

じゅ

の

枝えだ

打う

ち

は

冬ふゆ

に

行おこな

う

の

が

一いっ

般ぱん

的てき

だ

。

It is common to prune fruit trees in winter.

Kanji

枝bough, branch, twig
打strike, hit, knock

Similar words

剪せん定てい
剪定 is a more formal or technical term for pruning, often used in horticulture. 枝打ち is a more everyday word focusing on cutting branches.

Etymology

Compound of 枝 (eda, 'branch') and 打ち (uchi, the continuative form of 打つ 'to strike, hit'), literally 'branch striking'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term has long been used for the act of cutting off branches.