| Subject | English | Japanese |
| gen. | n branch stream that flows into a main stream | 支川 |
| tech. | main branch | 力枝 (ちからえだ) |
| gen. | main branch | 主派川 |
| tech. | main branch | 利枝 (ききえだ) |
| gen. | main branch | 主派流 |
| gen. | n main branch of a family | 本統 |
| gen. | n main branch of a school or religion | 総本家 |
| gen. | n main branch of family | 本元 news2 nf31 |