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Kanji Detail for 朽 - "to decay"

朽

  • Meaning

    朽 means "to decay." Also associated with to decline.

    1. To decay - For wood to rot.

    2. To decline - To perish; to become useless.

  • Words using 朽

    • 老朽 ろうきゅう Listen infirmity (due to old age); decrepitude; senility

  • Four-character idioms with 朽

    • 不朽不滅 ふきゅうふめつ Listen everlasting; eternal; immortal
    • 永垂不朽 えいすいふきゅう Listen one's fame or achievements being passed down eternally

  • Tattoo check: 朽

    • Verified meaning: to decay
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: to decline

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    decay; rot; remain in seclusion

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    decayed, rotten; rot, decay

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    rotten

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    decayed, rotten

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Decayed wood. Anything decayed is called 朽. | Meaning old and useless. Such as 老朽 (old and decrepit), 衰朽 (declining). Meaning stale and worn out.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    kyuu(キュウ) キュウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ku.chiru(く-ちる) く-ちる

  • Strokes

    tip

    6 strokes

  • Radical

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    木 (ki・kihen)

  • Related Keywords

    to decay to decline rot decompose crumble corrode deteriorate disintegrate erode wither molder perish putrefy spoil rust weaken degenerate fade away worthless wood

Sentences including 朽

  • There is nothing that does not decay.

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