枯 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「木」
道4Junior high level ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「木」
- On
- コ
- Kun
- か.れる・か.らす
- Meaning
- wither; dry up
Origin
木 "tree" with 古 "old": a tree grown old and dry — to wither.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| コ | 枯死・枯淡・栄枯 |
|---|---|
| かれる | 枯れる・枯れ木 |
| からす | 枯らす・木枯らし |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 枯渇こかつ
exhaustion (of supply)
- 枯れ葉かれは
dead leaves
Example
水をやらず花が枯れてしまった。
The flower withered because I did not water it.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)