枯 — kanji meaning “wither”
枯
wither, die, dry up, be seasoned
- Meanings
- wither, die, dry up, be seasoned
- On'yomi
- コ (ko)
- Kun'yomi
- か.れる、か.らす
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #1749 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 75
- Chinese reading
- kū — Chinese character page
Words with 枯
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 枯渇 | こかつ kokatsu | drying up; running dry |
| 枯れる | かれる kareru | to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die |
| 枯葉 | かれは kareha | dead leaf; dry leaves |
| 枯れ木 | かれき kareki | dead tree; withered tree |
| 木枯らし | こがらし kogarashi | cold wintry wind |
| 枯死 | こし koshi | withering; dying |
| 立ち枯れ | たちがれ tachigare | blighted; withered |
| 枯れ草 | かれくさ karekusa | dry grass; dead grass; hay |
| 枯れ枝 | かれえだ kareeda | dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch |
| 枯山水 | かれさんすい karesansui | traditional (Chinese or Japanese) dry landscape garden |
| 枯らす | からす karasu | to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber) |
| 栄枯盛衰 | えいこせいすい eikoseisui | ups and downs of life; vicissitudes of fortune |
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