Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 枝葉末節(しようまっせつ) in Japanese

枝葉末節
Kana Reading
しようまっせつ
Romaji
shiyōmassetsu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    unimportant details (lit: branches and leaves); inessentials
    Example sentence
    枝葉末節の議論はもうそろそろ止めにして、本筋の話に移りませんか。 Why don't we stop arguing over these piddling matters and get to the issues at hand?

Examples of 枝葉末節, しようまっせつ in a sentence

Kanji in this word

枝 JLPT 2

8 strokes

bough, branch, twig, limb, counter for branches

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi: えだ

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節 JLPT 2

13 strokes

node, season, period, occasion, verse, clause, stanza, honor, joint, knuckle, knob, knot, tune, melody

On'Yomi: セツ, セチ

Kun'Yomi: ふし, -ぶし, のっと

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末 JLPT 3

5 strokes

end, close, tip, powder, posterity

On'Yomi: マツ, バツ

Kun'Yomi: すえ

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葉 JLPT 3

12 strokes

leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece

On'Yomi: ヨウ

Kun'Yomi: は

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節

15 strokes

On'Yomi: セチ, セツ

Kun'Yomi: ふし

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