# 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”).

- 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

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 枯れる | かれる (kareru) | to wither; to die |

## Don't confuse it with

[保](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/preserve/) · [格](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/status/) · [苦](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/bitter/) · [植](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/plant/)

## More in the “Plants & farming” set

[香](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/fragrance/) · [茨](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/thorn/) · [梨](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pear/) · [枝](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/branch/) · [咲](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/bloom/) · [耕](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/plough/) · [柿](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/persimmon/) · [枯](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/wither/)

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