noun
dead branch; withered branch
Refers to a branch or twig that has died and dried up, often still attached to the tree or fallen. Used in both literal and figurative contexts.
台風の後、庭に枯れ枝がたくさん落ちていた。
After the typhoon, many dead branches had fallen in the garden.
枯れ枝を集めて焚き火をした。
We gathered dead branches and made a bonfire.
Compound of 枯れ (kare, stem of 枯れる 'to wither') + 枝 (eda, 'branch'). The kanji spelling reflects the meaning straightforwardly.