朽: Decay; Rot; Remain In SeclusionKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- キュウ
- Kun'yomi
- く(ちる)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 26 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (キュウ)
- 老朽ろうきゅうdecrepitude; senescence
- 不朽ふきゅうeverlasting; immortal
- 不朽の名作ふきゅうのめいさくtimeless masterpiece; immortal work
- 不朽不滅ふきゅうふめつeverlasting; eternal
- 乾燥腐朽かんそうふきゅうdry rot
- 朽壊きゅうかいrotting and crumbling
- 朽廃きゅうはいdecay; dilapidation (ruin)
- 永垂不朽えいすいふきゅうone's fame or achievements being passed down eternally
- 老朽化ろうきゅうかaging; wearing out
- 腐朽ふきゅうdeterioration; rot
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 朽ちるくちるto rot; to decay
- 朽ち木くちきdecayed tree; rotted tree
- 朽ち果てるくちはてるto rot away; to crumble to dust
- 朽ち葉くちばdecayed leaves
- 朽ち葉色くちばいろrusset; tawny
- 蛇に咬まれて朽ち縄に怖じるへびにかまれてくちなわにおじるonce bitten twice shy; to become over cautious from a bad experience
- 蛇に噛まれて朽ち縄に怖じるへびにかまれてくちなわにおじるonce bitten twice shy; to become over cautious from a bad experience
Other readings
- 朽木くちきdecayed tree; rotted tree
- 朽果てるくちはてるto rot away; to crumble to dust
- 朽葉くちばdecayed leaves
- 朽葉色くちばいろrusset; tawny
- 蛇にかまれて朽縄におじるへびにかまれてくちなわにおじるonce bitten twice shy; to become over cautious from a bad experience
- 蛇に噛まれて朽縄におじるへびにかまれてくちなわにおじるonce bitten twice shy; to become over cautious from a bad experience
- 蛇に噛まれて朽縄に怖じるへびにかまれてくちなわにおじるonce bitten twice shy; to become over cautious from a bad experience
- 青朽葉あおくちばbluish russet
- 黄朽葉きくちばreddish-yellow (colour); russet
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