朽
decay, remain in seclusion, rot
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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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crude, docile, plain, simple
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counter for flat thin objects or sheets, sheet of...
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center of things, door, hinge, pivot
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枠
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