朽
decay, remain in seclusion, rot
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
6 / 6
Information
Grade:8
Strokes:6
JLPT:1
Frequency:1891
Vocabulary
キュウ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 老朽 | ロウキュウ | infirmity (due to old age); decrepitude; senility; senescence; superannuation |
| 不朽 | フキュウ | everlasting; immortal; eternal; enduring; undying; imperishable |
| 乾燥腐朽 | カンソウフキュウ | dry rot |
| 腐朽 | フキュウ | decay; deterioration; rot |
| 朽廃 | キュウハイ | decay; dilapidation |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 朽ちる | くちる | to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time |
| 朽ち果てる | くちはてる | to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to fall to ruins; to rust away; to die in obscurity |
| 不朽の名作 | ふきゅうのめいさく | timeless masterpiece; immortal work |
| 朽ち葉 | くちば | decayed leaves; russet; tawny; yellow-brown |
| 朽ち木 | くちき | decayed tree; rotted tree; decayed wood; rotten wood; obscure, meaningless life (metaphor) |
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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
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ingredients, log, lumber, materials, talent, timber, wood
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本
book, counter for long cylindrical things, main, origin, present, real, true
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札
bid, counter for bonds, paper money, placard, tag
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朴
crude, docile, plain, simple
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机
desk, table
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板
board, plank, plate, stage
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枚
counter for flat thin objects or sheets, sheet of...
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枢
center of things, door, hinge, pivot
Grade 8JLPT 1
枠
(kokuji), bounding-box, frame, framework, spindle, spool
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