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    3. 枯

    枯

    枯か.れる

    wither

    N2KMT9Freq #1749Nature & EnvironmentKanji9 strokes

    Kun'yomi

    か.れるか.らす

    On'yomi

    コ

    witherdiedry upbe seasoned

    木古

    木
    十
    口

    Stroke 0 / 9

    Speed1.0x

    杏柑故桔格柵枝柘杏故架胡桔居格柘凅剋尅楜枷柯柬枳枸罟柵某柩枠柑杵枝栂栃枅枴柢柮

    Concepts using this kanji

    枯葉

    dead leaf

    枯れる

    to wither (of a plant)

    立ち枯れ

    blighted

    枯死

    withering

    枯渇

    drying up

    木枯らし

    cold wintry wind

    枯れ木

    dead tree

    枯山水

    traditional (Chinese or Japanese) dry landscape garden

    本枯

    high grade katsuobushi (with mold)

    木枯らし1号

    first wintry wind in fall

    ニレ立ち枯れ病

    Dutch elm disease

    立ち枯れ病

    damping-off

    水枯れ

    drought

    品枯れ

    scarcity of goods

    上枯れる

    to die at the top

    立ち枯れる

    to wither while standing

    枯れ野

    desolate field

    松枯葉

    pine moth (Dendrolimus spectabilis)

    枯れ果てる

    to wither completely (of a plant)

    末枯れ

    dying of the little twigs and branches

    末枯れる

    to die (esp. foliage as winter approaches)

    切り枯らす

    to destroy

    声が枯れる

    to become hoarse

    赤枯れ病

    needle blight

    葉枯れ

    leaf withering

    枯れ葉マーク

    sticker for car drivers 70 years or older

    枯葉色

    dead-leaf color

    青枯病

    bacterial wilt (caused by the bacteria Ralstonia solanacearum)

    枯れ専

    younger woman (usu. 20-30 years old) who is physically attracted to mature older men (usu. 50-60 years old)

    尾羽打ち枯らす

    to be in a miserable state

    枯れ木も山の賑わい

    half a loaf is better than none

    枯木死灰

    withered trees and cold ash

    枯れ尾花

    withered silver grass

    一将功成りて万骨枯る

    thousands die to make one hero

    一将功成って万骨枯る

    thousands die to make one hero

    夏枯れ

    summer slump

    枯葉剤

    defoliant

    枯草熱

    hay fever

    枯れ芝

    withered lawn

    草枯れ

    autumn

    冬枯れ

    withering of vegetation in winter

    枯骨

    remaining bones after decay of a corpse

    枯茶

    tawny brown

    枯節

    high grade katsuobushi (with mold)

    クリ胴枯病

    chestnut blight

    栄枯盛衰

    ups and downs of life

    枯菊

    withered chrysanthemum in winter

    霜枯れ時

    bleak winter season

    形容枯槁す

    to be emaciated

    黄枯茶

    bluish yellow

    痩せても枯れても

    even though one has fallen on hard times

    枯草菌

    hay bacillus (Bacillus subtilis)

    枯らす

    to let dry

    枯ればむ

    to begin to wither

    涙が枯れる

    to cry until one runs out of tears

    枯淡

    elegant simplicity

    摩り枯らし

    serious abrasion

    幽霊の正体見たり枯れ尾花

    fear makes the wolf bigger than he is

    乾枯

    completely drying up

    枯れ草

    dry grass

    枯木寒巌

    withered trees and frozen rocks

    枯滝

    dried up waterfall

    枯れ枯れ

    dry-looking

    擦れっ枯らし

    shameless person

    栄枯

    vicissitudes

    枯燥

    drying up

    閑寂枯淡

    aesthetic sense in Japanese art emphasising quiet simplicity and subdued refinement

    霜枯れ

    nipped by frost

    霜枯れる

    to be withered or nipped by frost

    枯葦

    withered reeds (esp. reeds that have withered in the winter)

    枯葎

    creeping plant withered in the winter cold

    枯槁

    withering

    枯れ枝

    dead branch (or twig, etc.)

    藪枯らし

    bushkiller (species of herbaceous plant, Cayratia japonica)

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    • 木

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    • 栄枯
    • 栄枯盛衰
    • 黄枯茶
    • 夏枯れ
    • 乾枯
    • 枯らす
    • 枯れる
    • 枯れ枝
    • 枯れ野
    • 枯死
    • 枯草熱
    • 枯淡
    • 擦れっ枯らし
    • 上枯れる
    • 切り枯らす
    • 摩り枯らし
    • 末枯れ
    • 枯渇
    • 木枯らし
    • 枯れ木
    • 枯葉
    • 枯燥
    • 立ち枯れ
    • 枯山水
    • 枯れ草
    • 冬枯れ
    • 霜枯れ
    • 霜枯れ時
    • 青枯病
    • 草枯れ
    • 末枯れる
    • 立ち枯れ病
    • 霜枯れる
    • 枯葉剤
    • 尾羽打ち枯らす
    • 痩せても枯れても
    • 閑寂枯淡
    • 枯れ木も山の賑わい
    • 声が枯れる
    • 枯れ枯れ
    • 枯れ尾花
    • 幽霊の正体見たり枯れ尾花
    • 枯れ葉マーク
    • 枯節
    • 本枯
    • 枯れ専
    • 枯ればむ
    • 藪枯らし
    • 枯葦
    • 枯菊
    • 枯木寒巌
    • 枯木死灰
    • 枯葎
    • 枯草菌
    • 立ち枯れる
    • 枯れ果てる
    • 形容枯槁す
    • 枯槁
    • 枯滝
    • 葉枯れ
    • クリ胴枯病
    • ニレ立ち枯れ病
    • 一将功成りて万骨枯る
    • 一将功成って万骨枯る
    • 枯茶
    • 赤枯れ病
    • 品枯れ
    • 木枯らし1号
    • 涙が枯れる
    • 水枯れ
    • 枯れ芝
    • 枯葉色
    • 松枯葉
    • 枯骨

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