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枯

wither
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingコ
Kun readingか.れる、か.らす
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. witherRtK
    彼はその木から枯れ枝を切り取った。He cut away the dead branches from the tree.tatoeba
    開花するときには葉は出ず、また開花後に株は枯れる。Sending out no leaf in flowering, the root dries out after that.wiki
  2. die
  3. dry up
  4. be seasoned
  1. to wither (of a plant)
  2. to be blasted
  3. to die
  4. to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

Popular Usage

枯れる

Radicals and components

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

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tree (木) · wood (木) · old (古) · tombstone · gravestone · church · ten (十) · needle (丨) · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 219

Compound words

枯れるかれる
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
枯れかれ
Withering, drying up; also an aesthetic term for the mellow, weathered refinement of age.
栄枯えいこ
vicissitudes; ups and downs
枯死こし
withering; dying
枯葉かれは
dead leaf; dry leaves
枯渇こかつ
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
枯れ木かれき
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
木枯らしこがらし
cold wintry wind
乾枯かんこ
completely drying up
枯枝かれえだ
dead branch (or twig, etc.)
枯淡こたん
elegant simplicity
枯葎かれむぐら
creeping plant withered in the winter cold
枯槁ここう
withering
枯蘆かれあし
withered reeds (esp. reeds that have withered in the winter)
黄枯茶きがらちゃ
bluish yellow
夏枯れなつがれ
summer slump
枯らすからす
to let dry
枯れ枝かれえだ
dead branch (or twig, etc.)
栄枯盛衰えいこせいすい
ups and downs of life
枯らびるからびる
to dry up
皺枯れるしゃがれる
to become hoarse
形容枯槁すけいようここうす
to be emaciated
枯れ木も山の賑わいかれきもやまのにぎわい
half a loaf is better than none

Additional Examples

彼に枯れ葉を取り除くように言ってください。
Please tell him to get rid of the dead leaves.tatoeba
日でりのために草が枯れた。
Because of the drought, the grass has withered.tatoeba
またあらゆる釉薬や造形を試し、その創作意欲が生涯枯れることはなかった。
Moreover, he tested all kinds of glazes and designs, never losing his creative drive until his death.wiki

Stroke Order

9 strokes

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