枯

wither

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Readings

On readingコ

Kun readingか.れる、か.らす

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Verbs with «枯»

Meanings

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
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
die
dry up
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
be seasoned

to wither (of a plant)
to be blasted
to die
to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical木tree

Components

How it's built

枯

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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

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)

dead branch (or twig, etc.)

栄枯盛衰えいこせいすい

ups and downs of life

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

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