朽

decay

Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingキュウ

Kun readingく.ちる

JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

decayRtK
rot
remain in seclusion

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical木treeComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

tree (木) · wood (木) · snare

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1331

Compound words

不朽ふきゅう

everlasting; immortal; eternal; enduring; undying

老朽ろうきゅう

infirmity (due to old age); decrepitude; senility; senescence; superannuation

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 朽

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step