# 岐 — fork in a road; branch off

岐 means “fork in a road; branch off”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 7 strokes. On'yomi: キ (ki), ギ (gi). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: fork in a road; branch off
- On'yomi: キ (ki), ギ (gi)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 7
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Land & places 2

## How to remember 岐

Parts: 山 mountain · 支 support

## Don't confuse it with

[支](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/support/) · [技](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/skill/) · [枝](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/branch/) · [肢](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/limb/)

## More in the “Land & places 2” set

[栃](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/horse-chestnut/) · [岐](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/fork-in-a-road/) · [阜](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/mound/) · [泥](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/mud/) · [媛](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/fair-lady/)

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