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朽

decay
Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingキュウ
Kun readingく.ちる
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. decayRtK
    人間の真理の探究に対して不朽の貢献をした書物を、我々は偉大な書物と呼ぶのである。Those books which have made a lasting contribution to man's quest for truth, we call great books.tatoeba
    朽ちない物は何もない。There is nothing that does not decay.tatoeba
  2. rot
  3. remain in seclusion

Popular Usage

朽ちる

Radicals and components

Radical木tree
Components
How it's built
朽
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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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
朽葉くちば
decayed leaves
腐朽ふきゅう
decay
朽ち葉くちば
decayed leaves
乾燥腐朽かんそうふきゅう
dry rot
朽果てるくちはてる
to rot away
朽ち果てるくちはてる
to rot away
不朽の名作ふきゅうのめいさく
timeless masterpiece

Additional Examples

その建物は老朽化の兆しを見せている。
The building exhibits signs of dilapidation.tatoeba
この数年間に彼は不朽の名詩を書いた。
During these years he wrote immortal poems.tatoeba

Stroke Order

6 strokes

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