Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N2

1749 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 9

Meaning: wither, die, dry up, be seasoned

Kunyomi: か.れる か.らす

Onyomi:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: きへん

Meaning: tree

Strokes: 4

Examples

Examples with audio

盛衰(えいこせいすい)   ups and downs, vicissitudes

渇する(こかつする)   dry up, become exhausted

らす(からす)   let wither, blast [v.t.]

らし(こがらし)   cold wintry wind

れる(かれる)   whither, be blasted [v.i.]

れ葉(かれは)   dead leaf, withered lead

れ木(かれき)   dead tree, withered tree

Onyomi Examples

れ木 カレキ dead tree, withered tree, leafless tree, bare tree

コシ withering, dying

エイコ vicissitudes, ups and downs

蒼古 ソウコ old-fashioned and tasteful

Kunyomi Examples

れる かれる to wither (of a plant), to be blasted, to die, to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

らす からす to let dry, to kill (vegetation), to season (lumber)