朽 – decay, rot, remain in seclusion

6 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1891 in newspaper frequencyN1 vocabulary

The kanji 朽 means decay, rot, remain in seclusion. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is キュウ (kyuu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is く.ちる (kuchiru). It is written with 6 strokes, under radical 木 (no. 75).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	キュウ	kyuu
Kun’yomi	く.ちる	kuchiru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 木 (Kangxi radical 75). Components: 一・木・勹.

Words using 朽

朽ちるくちるto rot

Example sentences

朽ちない物は何もない。

There is nothing that does not decay.

Tatoeba #182402

Kanji with the same radical

本東業来機権査案村果格検校構木条

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