枝葉末節

Kana: しようまっせつ

Romaji: shiyoumassetsu

Kana

Romaji

Note: yojijukugo

Readings: シ、えだ

Meanings: bough, branch, twig, limb, counter for branches

Readings: ヨウ、は

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

Readings: マツ、バツ、すえ

Meanings: end, close, tip, powder, posterity

Readings: セツ、セチ、ふし、 -ぶし、のっと

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

枝葉(えだは)末節(まっせつ)の議論(ぎろん)はもうそろそろ止(と)めにして、本筋(ほんすじ)の話(はなし)に移(うつ)りませんか。

➥Why don't we stop arguing over these piddling matters and get to the issues at hand?

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