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朽

JLPT N1 6 strokes Frequency: #1891

Meanings

Decay, Rot, Remain In Seclusion

Radicals

木

Decomposition

⿰木丂

Etymology

Ideographic: The wood of a dying 丂 tree 木

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 6

Stroke Order

1 horizontal bottom-to-top

2 vertical right-to-left

3 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left

4 dot bottom-right-to-top-left

5 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

6 corner right-to-left

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

キュウ kyuu

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

く ku

Words Using This Kanji

20 words total

Other (20 words)

dry rot

to rot

to rot away

everlasting

timeless masterpiece

decay

infirmity (due to old age)

朽ち葉くちば

decayed leaves

朽廃きゅうはい

decay

朽壊きゅうかい

rotting and crumbling

russet

decayed tree

everlasting

deterioration

one's fame or achievements being passed down eternally

黄朽葉きくちば

reddish-yellow (colour)

青朽葉あおくちば

bluish russet

若朽じゃっきゅう

being young yet unambitious

腐朽菌ふきゅうきん

wood-decay fungus

木材腐朽菌もくざいふきゅうきん

wood-decay fungus

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