What does kanji 朽 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 朽 is decay.

How is kanji 朽 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 朽 are く.ちる; the onyomi readings are キュウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 朽?

The main radical for kanji 朽 is 木.

What words use kanji 朽?

Example words that use kanji 朽 include 朽ちる, 朽ち果てる, 朽ち木, 朽ち葉.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 4

朽

Meaning

Kanji 朽

decay

decay, rot, remain in seclusion

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: く.ちる
Onyomi 音読み: キュウ
Nanori 名乗り: くつ

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1891
Strokes: 6
Radical: 木
Components: 一 • 勹 • 木
Kanji Kentei: Level 4
Similar Kanji: 号 • 巧 • 考 • 攷 • 甹 • 丂 • 兮

Related vocabulary

Showing 19 common entries

Showing 19 of 19 entries that include this kanji.

朽ちる

くちる

to be forgotten with time

朽ち果てる

くちはてる

to die in obscurity

朽ち木

くちき

obscure, meaningless life (metaphor)

朽ち葉

くちば

decayed leaves

朽ち葉色

くちばいろ

russet

朽壊

きゅうかい

rotting and crumbling

朽廃

きゅうはい

decay

不朽

ふきゅう

everlasting

老朽

ろうきゅう

infirmity (due to old age)

永垂不朽

えいすいふきゅう

one's fame or achievements being passed down eternally

乾燥腐朽

かんそうふきゅう

dry rot

若朽

じゃっきゅう

being young yet unambitious

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

古い柱が雨で朽ちた。

The old pillar rotted away in the rain.

木の橋はすっかり朽ちていた。

The wooden bridge had completely decayed.

庭の柵が朽ち始めている。

The fence in the garden is starting to rot.

放置された小屋は静かに朽ちていった。

The abandoned hut slowly decayed in silence.

長い年月で石段の脇の木が朽ちた。

Over many years, the wood beside the stone steps rotted away.

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