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

Kanji
Onyomi
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
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).
RTK Index 206

Tags: jlpt.n2, grades, kanjifreq1501-2000

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