Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1891 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 6

Meaning: decay, rot, remain in seclusion

Kunyomi: く.ちる

Onyomi: キュウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: tree

Examples

Onyomi Examples

キュウカイ rotting and crumbling

キュウハイ decay, dilapidation (ruin)

ジャッキュウ being young yet unambitious, being young but lacking spirit

フキュウ deterioration, rot

Kunyomi Examples

ちる くちる to rot, to decay, to die in obscurity, to be forgotten with time