Kanji

What does the kanji 枯 mean?

枯 means withering, drying up; depletion. On'yomi コ. Kun'yomi か.れる、か.らす.

Quick facts
On'yomiコ
Kun'yomiか.れる、か.らす
Strokes9
Main radical木
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
On'yomi コKun'yomi か.れる、か.らす
N2 · estimated, JLPT framework9 strokes

withering, drying up; depletion

Memory hook

The tree (木) grown old (古) for want of water, its leaves dried up — WITHER.

Main radical

木tree 4 strokes

Stroke order · 9 strokes

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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