漢字道KANJIDO

11 strokesRadical

1University / general (hardest)11 strokesRadical
On
コ・カク
Kun
か.れる・か.らす・こお.る
Meaning
to dry up

Origin

ORIGIN

Water 氵 with 固 as phonetic: for water to dry away.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 枯涸ここ

    drying up

  • 涸れるかれる

    to dry up

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

日照りで井戸が涸れた。

The drought dried the well.

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