Moji Ninja

枯 — wither

枯 means “wither”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: コ (ko). Kun'yomi: か(れる) (kareru). You'll see it in words such as 枯れる (kareru, “to wither; to die”).

枯
Stroke order of 枯
Meaning
wither
On'yomi
コ (ko)
Kun'yomi
か(れる) (kareru)
Strokes
9
Level
JLPT N2 · set Plants & farming

How to remember 枯

Sounds like 古: both read コ.

Parts: 木 tree · 古 old

Words with 枯

WordReadingMeaning
枯れるかれる kareru kunto wither; to die

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