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枯

JLPT N2 9 strokes Frequency: #1749

Meanings

Wither, Die, Dry Up, Be Seasoned

Radicals

木

Decomposition

⿰木古

Etymology

Ideographic: An old 古 tree 木; 古 also provides the pronunciation

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 9

Stroke Order

1 horizontal bottom-to-top

2 vertical right-to-left

3 diagonal top-right-to-bottom-left

4 dot bottom-right-to-top-left

5 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

6 vertical right-to-left

7 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left

8 corner bottom-right-to-top-left

9 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

コ ko

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

か ka

Words Using This Kanji

67 words total

Other (20 words)

夏枯れなつがれ

summer slump

乾枯かんこ

completely drying up

枯れるかれる

to wither (of a plant)

枯淡こたん

elegant simplicity

枯れ枝かれえだ

dead branch (or twig, etc.)

desolate field

withering

to let dry

hay fever

shameless person

to die at the top

to destroy

serious abrasion

dying of the little twigs and branches

dead tree

dead leaf

cold wintry wind

drying up

drying up

bluish yellow

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