Word Meaning 朽ち木

くちき kuchiki

朽ち木 is read as くちき (kuchiki) and means obscure, meaningless life (metaphor).

Meaning

English

obscure, meaningless life (metaphor)
decayed tree
rotted tree
decayed wood
rotten wood

Reading

Kana

くちき

Romaji

kuchiki

Writing Variants

朽木くちき kuchiki

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 132502 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

樹木

じゅもく

tree

苗木

なえぎ

seedling

啄木

たくぼく

woodpecker

土佐水木

とさみずき

spike winter hazel (Corylopsis spicata)

藤空木

ふじうつぎ

Japanese butterfly bush (species of buddleia, Buddleja japonica)

松の木

まつのき

pine tree

椋木

むくのき

Aphananthe oriental elm (Aphananthe aspera)

鹿子の木

かごのき

Litsea coreana (species of tree in the laurel family)

博打の木

ばくちのき

Prunus zippeliana (East Asian species of prunus)

伊予水木

いよみずき

iyomizugi winter hazel (Corylopsis spicata)

梅花空木

ばいかうつぎ

Satsuma mock orange

采振木

ざいふりぼく

Asian serviceberry (Amelanchier asiatica)