8 strokes
                                                    
                        Jouyou kanji
            Taught in 5th grade
    
                                                    JLPT exam level N2
                                            bough, branch, twig, limb, counter for branches
Kun'yomi
- え - だ - branch 
On'yomi
- シ - counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords) 
Nanori
- え 
- ぐさ 
Character Breakdown
References
| Unicode hex code | 679D | 
| JIS X 0208 | 1-27-62 | 
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 2211 | 
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 2591 | 
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 863 | 
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 1073 | 
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 579 | 
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 767 | 
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 713 | 
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 770 | 
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 1154 | 
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 631 | 
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 889 | 
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 14557 | 
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 1315 | 
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 870 | 
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 889 | 
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 626 | 
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 719 | 
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 684 | 
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 972 | 
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 1074 | 
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 720 | 
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 4a4.18 | 
| Four corner code | 4494.7 | 
| De Roo Code | 1867 |