Question

枯 か.れる、か.らす 枯れる(かれる): (1) to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die (2) to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.) S 木: tree; wood古: old 木 4 (none) wither When flowers get old they suffer (frame 225), but old trees just WITHER away painlessly. (Picture flowers crying in pain, but a dried up tree silent and sad).

Accepted Answer

コ wither, die, dry up, be seasoned 2 1749 9 75 き・きへん 形声 Phonetic A tree withers away as it gets old.

Kanji	枯
Onyomi	コ
Kunyomi	か.れる、か.らす
English	wither, die, dry up, be seasoned
Examples	枯れる(かれる): (1) to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die (2) to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
JLPT Level	2
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	1749
Components	木: tree; wood 古: old
Number of Strokes	9
Kanji Radical	木
Radical Number	75
Radical Strokes	4
Radical Reading	き・きへん
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	wither
Koohii Story 1	A tree withers away as it gets old.
Koohii Story 2	When flowers get old they suffer (frame 225), but old trees just WITHER away painlessly. (Picture flowers crying in pain, but a dried up tree silent and sad).

Wither Tree Flowers 枯 コ か.れる、か.らす Die Dry

Wither Tree Flowers 枯コか.れる、か.らす Die Dry