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    3. 枯れ木

    枯れ木

    枯かれ​木き

    dead tree

    KMT10News #38+1CoreNounNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab15 strokes

    枯木

    かれきこぼく

    Noun

    1.
    dead tree, withered tree
    2.
    leafless tree, bare tree

    Stroke 0 / 15

    Speed1.0x

    公こう園えんには枯かれ木きが一いっ本ぽん立たっていた。

    A dead tree stood in the park.

    KMT8Nature & EnvironmentDaily Life
    冬ふゆの森もりでは、多おおくの木き々ぎが枯かれ木きのように見みえる。

    In the winter forest, many trees look like bare trees.

    KMT10Nature & Environment
    嵐あらしの翌よく日じつ、庭にわの大おおきな木きが枯かれ木きとなって倒たおれていた。

    The day after the storm, the large tree in the garden had become a dead tree and fallen.

    KMT10Nature & EnvironmentWeather & Geography
    枯かれ木きは、昆こん虫ちゅうや小しょう動どう物ぶつにとって大たい切せつな住すみ処かとなることがある。

    Dead trees can sometimes become important habitats for insects and small animals.

    KMT10Nature & EnvironmentAnimals
    枯かれ木きに花はなを咲さかせるという諺ことわざは、困こん難なんな状じょう況きょうからの好こう転てんを意い味みする。

    The proverb "to make flowers bloom on a dead tree" means a turn for the better from a difficult situation.

    KMT10Nature & EnvironmentLiterature

    Characters that make up this word

    枯
    か.れる・か.らす…(1)
    wither・die・dry up・be seasoned
    Kanji
    木
    き・こ-…(5)
    tree・wood
    Kanji
    れ
    re
    Kana
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