Kanji

枯

枯

wither, die, dry up, be seasoned

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

木部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

コ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

かれる, からす

Common Readings

コ, か…らす, か…れる

Example sentences

枯れる かれる
水をやらないと植物が枯れてしまう。

If you don't water the plants, they will wither.

干ばつ かんばつ
干ばつの影響で、農作物が枯れてしまった。

The crops withered away due to the drought.

枯れ木 かれき
枯れ木に花を咲かせましょう

Let's make flowers bloom on a dead tree.

枯らす からす
水やりを忘れて、ベランダの花を枯らした。

I forgot to water them and killed the flowers on the balcony.

枯れ葉 かれは
公園のベンチが枯れ葉で埋まっている。

The park bench is covered with withered leaves.

擬態 ぎたい
この昆虫は枯れ葉に擬態して敵を欺く。

This insect mimics a dead leaf to deceive its enemies.

枯葉 かれは
庭に枯葉が積もっている。

Dead leaves are piling up in the garden.

Example Vocabulary

枯れる

かれる

to wither; to dry up; to die (plants)

枯渇

こかつ

枯れ木

かれき

dead tree; withered tree

枯らす

からす

to let a plant die; to dry up; to make a voice hoarse

枯れ果てる

かれはてる

枯れ枝

かれえだ

枯れ葉

かれは

withered leaf; dead leaf

枯葉

かれは

dead leaf; dry fallen leaf

枯れ草

かれくさ

木枯らし

こがらし

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