Japanese symbol for “twigs”

木末

こぬれ

Romaji: konure

twigs; treetops

In Japanese, twigs is 木末, read こぬれ (konure).

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Meanings

n twigs; treetops

Kanji and stroke order

木

tree, wood

on: ボク、モク
kun: き、こ-

4 strokes · JLPT 4

末

end, close, tip

on: マツ、バツ
kun: すえ、うら、うれ

5 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
木材	もくざい mokuzai	lumber; timber; wood
木造	もくぞう mokuzou	wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
木曜	もくよう mokuyou	Thursday
樹木	じゅもく jumoku	tree; trees and shrubs
青木	あおき aoki	Japanese laurel (Aucuba japonica); spotted laurel
並木	なみき namiki	roadside trees; row of trees
週末	しゅうまつ shuumatsu	weekend
年末	ねんまつ nenmatsu	end-of-year; year-end

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.