Word Meaning 朽木

くちき kuchiki

朽木 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

朽ち木 くちき kuchiki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 130513 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

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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

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)

献木

けんぼく

donating lumber to a shrine

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