【しよう】

Frequency rank: 9,138. – 9,153. (for form しよう: 484.)
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  1. branches and leaves; foliage
    2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi); nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
  2. unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue; digressionesp. しようsee also
Forms
  • 【しよう】【えだは】Frequency rank: 9,138. – 9,153.
  • しようFrequency rank: 484.
  • えだは
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. branches and leaves; foliage
    2. This meaning refers to the parts of a tree or plant that extend from the trunk, specifically the branches and leaves considered as a whole. It can be used in a literal sense in discussions about nature or gardening.
    It is a beautiful season for the branches and leaves of the trees.
    I took a walk through the forest where the branches and leaves were lush.
  2. unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue; digression
    3. This meaning refers to details that are not essential to the main point or argument being made. It is often used in discussions or arguments where focus on the main issue is required and distractions from trivial matters are discouraged.
    That argument is nothing more than a side issue.
    He always gets too caught up in the nonessentials.
Generated collocations (experimental)
unimportant detailsto cut off the branches and leavesdigression in discussionside issueto grow lush with branches and leavesto clear away the unimportant detailsthe important matter is not in the detailsto discard nonessentialsto eliminate unnecessary partsto be misled by trivial matters
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
  1. きごう|．.
  2. ．.
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