剪枝 is read as せんし (senshi) and means pruning.
せんし
senshi
えだをきる
to prune a tree
おおえ
large branch
えだ
branch
こえだ
twig
つまようじ
toothpick
かれえだ
dead branch (or twig, etc.)
ちょうとういっし
one long sword
ぶしはくわねどたかようじ
the samurai glories in honourable poverty
うわえ
upper branches of a tree
ぶんし
branched
れんし
off-shoot
せいし
training (branches in horticulture)