| Kanji | 朽 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | キュウ |
| Kunyomi | く.ちる |
| Nanori | くつ |
| English | decay, rot, remain in seclusion |
| Examples | 朽ちる(くちる): (1) to rot; to decay (2) to die in obscurity (3) to be forgotten with time |
| JLPT Level | 1 |
| Jouyou Grade | S |
| Frequency | 1891 |
| Components | 木: tree; wood 丂: obstruction of breath (qi) as it seeks release; variant of other characters |
| Number of Strokes | 6 |
| Kanji Radical | 木 |
| Radical Number | 75 |
| Radical Strokes | 4 |
| Radical Reading | き・きへん |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic |
| Keyword | decay |
| Koohii Story 1 | This snare isn´t terribly effective, because it´s swinging from a decaying tree. Imagine the tree as being so decayed that when an animal gets caught in the snare, its struggles cause the tree to collapse into a putrid mess. |
| Koohii Story 2 | 枯 wither The decay of an animal in the TREE was from something caught in a SNARE. |
| RTK Index | 1243 |
Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq1501-2000
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