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枯
JLPT N2 9 strokes Frequency: #1749

Meanings

Wither, Die, Dry Up, Be Seasoned

Radicals

木

Decomposition

⿰木叀

Etymology

Ideographic: An old 叀 tree 木; 叀 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)
γ‚³ ko
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
か ka

Words Using This Kanji

67 words total
Other (20 words)
ζž―η―€ γ‹γ‚ŒγΆγ—

high grade katsuobushi (with mold)

本枯 γ»γ‚“γ‹γ‚Œ

high grade katsuobushi (with mold)

ζž―γ‚Œε°‚ γ‹γ‚Œγ›γ‚“

younger woman (usu. 20-30 years old) who is physically attracted to mature older men (usu. 50-60 years old)

ζž―γ‚Œγ°γ‚€ γ‹γ‚Œγ°γ‚€

to begin to wither

枯菊 γ‹γ‚ŒγŽγ

withered chrysanthemum in winter

ζž―ζœ¨ε―’ε·Œ γ“γΌγγ‹γ‚“γŒγ‚“

withered trees and frozen rocks

枯木死灰 こぼくしかい

withered trees and cold ash

ζž―θ‰θŒ こそうきん

hay bacillus (Bacillus subtilis)

η«‹γ‘ζž―γ‚Œγ‚‹ γŸγ‘γŒγ‚Œγ‚‹

to wither while standing

ζž―γ‚Œζžœγ¦γ‚‹ γ‹γ‚Œγ―γ¦γ‚‹

to wither completely (of a plant)

枯滝 γ‹γ‚ŒγŸγ

dried up waterfall

θ‘‰ζž―γ‚Œ γ―γŒγ‚Œ

leaf withering

γ‚―γƒͺθƒ΄ζž―η—… γ‚―γƒͺγ©γ†γŒγ‚Œγ³γ‚‡γ†

chestnut blight

γƒ‹γƒ¬η«‹γ‘ζž―γ‚Œη—… γƒ‹γƒ¬γŸγ‘γŒγ‚Œγ³γ‚‡γ†

Dutch elm disease

δΈ€ε°†εŠŸζˆγ£γ¦δΈ‡ιͺ¨ζž―γ‚‹ いっしょうこうγͺってばんこ぀かる

thousands die to make one hero

δΈ€ε°†εŠŸζˆγ‚Šγ¦δΈ‡ιͺ¨ζž―γ‚‹ いっしょうこうγͺγ‚Šγ¦γ°γ‚“γ“γ€γ‹γ‚‹

thousands die to make one hero

枯茢 からけゃ

tawny brown

θ΅€ζž―γ‚Œη—… γ‚γ‹γŒγ‚Œγ³γ‚‡γ†

needle blight

ε“ζž―γ‚Œ しγͺγŒγ‚Œ

scarcity of goods

ζΆ™γŒζž―γ‚Œγ‚‹ γͺγΏγ γŒγ‹γ‚Œγ‚‹

to cry until one runs out of tears