Word Meaning 枯木寒巌

こぼくかんがん kobokukangan

枯木寒巌 is read as こぼくかんがん (kobokukangan) and means withered trees and frozen rocks.

Meaning

English

withered trees and frozen rocks
a person that is hard to approach

Reading

Kana

こぼくかんがん

Romaji

kobokukangan

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 45 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Yojijukugo ✓ Rank 141047 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

枯れ木

かれき

dead tree

枯木死灰

こぼくしかい

withered trees and cold ash

枯れ木も山の賑わい

かれきもやまのにぎわい

half a loaf is better than none

木枯らし

こがらし

cold wintry wind

木枯らし1号

こがらしいちごう

first wintry wind in fall

枯渇

こかつ

drying up

巌

いわ

anchor

枯れ葉

かれは

dead leaf

枯れる

かれる

to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

枯死

こし

withering

枯れ草

かれくさ

dry grass

枯れ枝

かれえだ

dead branch (or twig, etc.)