withered, dried up
On'yomi (音読み)
- コ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- か.れる
- か.す
About this kanji
The kanji 枯 means "withered" or "dried up" and is often used to describe plants or trees that have lost their vitality. It can function as both a verb and a noun. For example, the compound 枯れ木 (かれき) means "dead tree," while 枯葉 (かれは) translates to "dry leaf." The verb 枯れる (か.れる) means "to wither," and the verb 枯らす (か.らす) means "to make something wither." A quick note is that while this kanji can be used in both natural and metaphorical contexts, it’s primarily associated with the loss of life or vitality in living things.
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Example sentences
冬には木が枯れることがある。
In winter, trees can wither.
Meanings across languages
- English
- withered, dried up
- Tiếng Việt
- héo, khô, tàn, tàn úa
- 日本語
- 枯れる, 枯らす
- 한국어
- 시들어간
- 中文
- 枯萎
- id
- layu
- th
- เหี่ยวแห้ง
- es
- marchito
- fr
- séché
- de
- verwelkt
- pt
- murcho
Common compounds
- 枯れ木かれきdead tree
- 枯葉かれはdry leaf, withered leaf
- 枯れるか.れるto wither, to die (plants)
- 枯らすか.らすto make something wither, to dry up
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