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枯
Kanji meaning "wither, die, dry up"
Stroke order
Jiten frequency #1618
JLPT N2
Secondary
Kanken Level 4
WaniKani Level 51
RTK
KLC Volume 6
TMW Debut Idol
9 strokes
Meanings
wither, die, dry up, be seasoned
On'yomi
コ
Kun'yomi
か.れる
か.らす
Stroke order
(9 strokes)
Composed of
木
tree
radical
古
old
phonetic
Components and stroke order from
KanjiVG
(
CC BY-SA 3.0
)
Reading usage
か
39 (33%)
が
29 (25%)
こ
26 (22%)
かれ
19 (16%)
がれ
4 (3%)
から
1 (1%)
枯
(
か
)
れる
to wither (of a plant)
#5649
枯
(
か
)
らす
to let dry
#26207
枯
(
か
)
れ
木
(
き
)
dead tree
#26733
枯
(
か
)
れ
果
(
は
)
てる
to wither completely (of a plant)
#28521
枯
(
か
)
れ
葉
(
は
)
dead leaf
#32116
枯
(
か
)
れ
枝
(
えだ
)
dead branch (or twig, etc.)
#37914
枯
(
か
)
れ
草
(
くさ
)
dry grass
#48488
声
(
こえ
)
が
枯
(
か
)
れる
to become hoarse
#62454
涙
(
なみだ
)
が
枯
(
か
)
れる
to cry until one runs out of tears
#71101
痩
(
や
)
せても
枯
(
か
)
れても
even though one has fallen on hard times
#87070
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Most common words using this kanji
枯
(
か
)
れる
to wither (of a plant)
#5649
枯
(
こ
)
渇
(
かつ
)
drying up
#19961
枯
(
か
)
らす
to let dry
#26207
枯
(
か
)
れ
木
(
き
)
dead tree
#26733
枯
(
か
)
れ
果
(
は
)
てる
to wither completely (of a plant)
#28521
枯
(
か
)
れ
葉
(
は
)
dead leaf
#32116
枯
(
か
)
れ
枝
(
えだ
)
dead branch (or twig, etc.)
#37914
枯
(
かれ
)
葉
(
は
)
dead leaf
#44784
木
(
こ
)
枯
(
が
)
らし
cold wintry wind
#45354
枯
(
か
)
れ
草
(
くさ
)
dry grass
#48488
声
(
こえ
)
が
枯
(
か
)
れる
to become hoarse
#62454
涙
(
なみだ
)
が
枯
(
か
)
れる
to cry until one runs out of tears
#71101
枯
(
かれ
)
草
(
くさ
)
dry grass
#71269
枯
(
かれ
)
木
(
き
)
dead tree
#73448
枯
(
こ
)
死
(
し
)
withering
#73935
冬
(
ふゆ
)
枯
(
が
)
れ
withering of vegetation in winter
#76698
栄
(
えい
)
枯
(
こ
)
盛
(
せい
)
衰
(
すい
)
ups and downs of life
#78246
立
(
た
)
ち
枯
(
が
)
れる
to wither while standing
#82022
痩
(
や
)
せても
枯
(
か
)
れても
even though one has fallen on hard times
#87070
幽
(
ゆう
)
霊
(
れい
)
の
正
(
しょう
)
体
(
たい
)
見
(
み
)
たり
枯
(
か
)
れ
尾
(
お
)
花
(
ばな
)
fear makes the wolf bigger than he is
#88412
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