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The Kanji Map

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: コ

Composition: 木 古

枯

Radical

Radical: 木

Reading: きへん

Meaning: tree

Strokes: 4

Reading: きへん

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Examples

Examples with audio

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

枯渇する(こかつする)   dry up, become exhausted

枯らす(からす)   let wither, blast [v.t.]

木枯らし(こがらし)   cold wintry wind

枯れる(かれる)   whither, be blasted [v.i.]

枯れ葉(かれは)   dead leaf, withered lead

枯れ木(かれき)   dead tree, withered tree

Onyomi Examples

枯れ木 (カレキ) dead tree, withered tree, leafless tree, bare tree

枯死 (コシ) withering, dying

栄枯 (エイコ) vicissitudes, ups and downs

蒼古 (ソウコ) old-fashioned and tasteful

Kunyomi Examples

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

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

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