岐 Branch Off

Radical Combination

• 山

  Mountain
• 支

  Branch

Meaning

Primary

Branch Off

Mnemonic

A mountain branch will branch off from the rest.

Hints

Picture this part of the mountain, branching off from the rest, into a mysterious path of its own.

Readings

On’yomi

き, ぎ

Kun’yomi

None

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

If you want to branch off from your hiking group and explore this branch of the mountain, you need a special key (き). Just don't get caught down there or you'll get the guillotine (ぎ).

Hints

If you branch off from the beaten path, you need 1) access, and 2) to be really careful so you keep your head.