Kanji

朽

decay, rot, remain in seclusion

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

6 strokes

Radical

木部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

キュウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

くちる

Nanori (Name Reading)

え

Common Readings

キュウ, く…ちる

Example sentences

朽ちる くちる
古い山小屋が風雨にさらされて朽ちている。

The old mountain hut is rotting away, exposed to the wind and rain.

朽ち果てる くちはてる
古い家は長い間放置され、朽ち果ててしまった。

The old house was left abandoned for a long time and completely decayed.

老朽化 ろうきゅうか
老朽化した建物を解体した。

The dilapidated building was demolished.

取り壊す とりこわす
老朽化した古いアパートを取り壊すことにした。

We decided to demolish the old, dilapidated apartment.

不朽 ふきゅう
この小説は、時代を超えて愛される不朽の名作だ。

This novel is an immortal masterpiece loved across eras.

作曲家 さっきょくか
あの有名な作曲家は、数多くの不朽の名作を残した。

That famous composer left behind many immortal masterpieces.

老朽 ろうきゅう
老朽したアパートを建て替える

We are rebuilding the dilapidated apartment.

Example Vocabulary

朽ちる

くちる

to rot; to decay; to molder

朽ち果てる

くちはてる

to rot away; to decay; to fall into ruin; to die in obscurity

老朽化

ろうきゅうか

aging, deterioration, becoming obsolete

朽木

くちき

不朽

ふきゅう

immortal; undying; eternal

老朽

ろうきゅう

dilapidation; decrepitude; aging

朽葉

くちば

朽ち木

くちき

不朽の名作

ふきゅうのめいさく

腐朽

ふきゅう

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