せん
剪
し
枝

noun, takes する

  1. pruning.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
せん
剪
し
枝
 剪枝 せんし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

clip, snip, cut
セン　き.る　つ.む (Kentei 1)
in front, before
まえ　ゼン　さき (2nd, N5)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
cutting off feet as form of punishment
ゲツ　グチ　ゴツ
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ
sword, saber, knife
かたな　トウ　ち (2nd, N1)
bough, branch, twig
えだ　シ　え (5th, N2)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
branch, support, sustain
シ　ささ.える　つか.える (5th, N3)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)