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枯 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「木」

道
4Junior high level ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「木」
On
コこ · ko
Kun
か.れる・か.らすka.reru · ka.rasu
Meaning
wither; dry up

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

木 "tree" with 古 "old": a tree grown old and dry — to wither.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onコこko枯死こし枯淡こたん栄枯えいこ
Kunかれるkareru枯れるかれる枯れ木かれき
Kunからすkarasu枯らすからす木枯らしこがらし

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 枯渇こかつ

    exhaustion (of supply)

  • 枯れ葉かれは

    dead leaves

More words with this kanji

  • 木枯らしこがらし
  • 枯槁ここう
  • 枯涸ここ

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

水(みず)をやらず花(はな)が枯(か)れてしまった。

The flower withered because I did not water it.

IDIOMS

Idioms with this kanji

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

枯渇枯れ葉枯渇thirst葉leaf朽decay朱vermil…杯cup柄handle柔soft拠footho…鼓drum誇boast箇counte…己onesel…
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Compound

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