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Keyword
decay
  • rot
  • remain in seclusion
Frequency
#1891
Strokes
6
Grade
8
JLPT (old)
N1
Heisig
1331
Readings
キュウ100%
Mnemonic
A hollow tree sags and sprouts moldy mushrooms; the stench is so bad you are unable to breathe near its decay.
Stroke order
Composed of
木tree丂be unable to breathe
Used in vocabulary
老ろう朽きゅう
infirmity (due to old age); decrepitude; senility; senescence; superannuation
Noun
不ふ朽きゅう
everlasting; immortal; eternal; enduring; undying; imperishable
No-adjective
朽くち木き
decayed tree; rotted tree; decayed wood; rotten wood; obscure, meaningless life (metaphor)
Noun
朽くちる
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
Ichidan verb
腐ふ朽きゅう
decay; deterioration; rot
Noun
朽くち果はてる
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to fall to ruins; to rust away; to die in obscurity
Ichidan verb
朽くち葉ば
decayed leaves; russet; tawny; yellow-brown
Noun