枯: Wither; Die; Dry UpKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it

Words that use the on'yomi (コ)

• 枯死こしwithering; dying
• 枯渇こかつdrying up; running dry
• 栄枯えいこvicissitudes; ups and downs
• 乾枯かんこcompletely drying up
• 形容枯槁すけいようここうすto be emaciated; to become gaunt
• 枯木寒巌こぼくかんがんwithered trees and frozen rocks; a person that is hard to approach
• 枯木死灰こぼくしかいwithered trees and cold ash; someone who is detached and free of desires
• 枯槁ここうwithering; dying (plants)

Words that use a kun'yomi

• 枯れるかれるto wither (of a plant); to be blasted
• 枯れ葉かれはdead leaf; dry leaves
• 木枯らしこがらしcold wintry wind
• 枯れ木かれきdead tree; withered tree
• 枯れ枝かれえだdead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
• 枯れ草かれくさdry grass; dead grass
• 立ち枯れたちがれblighted; withered
• うら枯れるうらがれるto die (esp. foliage as winter approaches)
• やせても枯れてもやせてもかれてもeven though one has fallen on hard times; however down on one's luck one may be
• ニレ立ち枯れ病ニレたちがれびょうDutch elm disease
• 一将功なって万骨枯るいっしょうこうなってばんこつかるthousands die to make one hero; one general reaches glory, ten thousand bones are left to dry
• 一将功成って万骨枯るいっしょうこうなってばんこつかるthousands die to make one hero; one general reaches glory, ten thousand bones are left to dry
• 一将功成りて万骨枯るいっしょうこうなりてばんこつかるthousands die to make one hero; one general reaches glory, ten thousand bones are left to dry
• 上枯れるうわがれるto die at the top
• 乾枯らびるひからびるto dry up completely; to become stale
• 冬枯れふゆがれwintry desolation; poor business conditions
• 切り枯らすきりからすto destroy; to kill off (trees)
• 声が枯れるこえがかれるto become hoarse
• 夏枯れなつがれsummer slump
• 尾羽うち枯らすおはうちからすto be in a miserable state; to be down and out
• 尾羽打ち枯らすおはうちからすto be in a miserable state; to be down and out
• 干枯らびるひからびるto dry up completely; to become stale
• 幽霊の正体見たり枯れ尾花ゆうれいのしょうたいみたりかれおばなfear makes the wolf bigger than he is; things are not as scary as they seem
• 摩り枯らしすりからしserious abrasion; wearing out (of clothes)
• 擦れっ枯らしすれっからしshameless person; sophisticated person
• 枯らすからすto let dry; to kill (vegetation)
• 枯らびるからびるto dry up; to shrivel
• 枯ればむかればむto begin to wither; to begin to dry out
• 枯れ専かれせんyounger woman (usu. 20-30 years old) who is physically attracted to mature older men (usu. 50-60 years old)
• 枯れ尾花かれおばなwithered silver grass
• 枯れ山水かれさんすいtraditional (Chinese or Japanese) dry landscape garden
• 枯れ木も山のにぎわいかれきもやまのにぎわいhalf a loaf is better than none; even a dead tree adds to the interest of a mountain
• 枯れ木も山の賑わいかれきもやまのにぎわいhalf a loaf is better than none; even a dead tree adds to the interest of a mountain
• 枯れ果てるかれはてるto wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely
• 枯れ枯れかれがれdry-looking; withered
• 枯れ滝かれたきdried up waterfall; dry waterfall
• 枯れ葉マークかれはマークsticker for car drivers 70 years or older
• 枯れ葉剤かれはざいdefoliant
• 枯れ野かれのdesolate field; withered field

Other readings

• 木枯しこがらしcold wintry wind
• 枯木かれきdead tree; withered tree
• 枯葉かれはdead leaf; dry leaves
• クリ胴枯病クリどうがれびょうchestnut blight; chestnut canker
• 干枯びるひからびるto dry up completely; to become stale
• 擦れっ枯しすれっからしshameless person; sophisticated person
• 木枯こがらしcold wintry wind
• 末枯れうらがれdying of the little twigs and branches
• 末枯れるうらがれるto die (esp. foliage as winter approaches)
• 本枯ほんかれhigh grade katsuobushi (with mold)
• 枯尾花かれおばなwithered silver grass
• 枯山水かれさんすいtraditional (Chinese or Japanese) dry landscape garden
• 枯枝かれえだdead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch

Showing the 60 most common of 94 words. See them all in the graph.

Kanji that often appear with 枯

• 木
• 葉
• 病
• 草
• 立
• 尾
• 山
• 一
• 将
• 功
• 万
• 骨