漢字道KANJIDO

14 strokesRadical

1University / general (hardest)14 strokesRadical
On
コウ
Kun
か.れる
Meaning
to wither

Origin

ORIGIN

Tree 木 with 高 as phonetic: for a tree to wither and go hard.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 枯槁ここう

    withering; emaciation

  • 槁れるかれる

    to wither

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

旱で草木が槁れてしまった。

The drought withered the plants and trees.

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