The kanji 朽: meaning, readings and stroke order

朽

Meaning: decay, rot
On reading: キュウ kyuu
Kun reading: く（ちる） kuchiru
Strokes: 6
Radical: 木 tree
Level: Level 7 · junior high school

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: mục nát (hủ)
Japanese: くちる。ぼろぼろになる。
Korean: 삭다, 썩다 (후)
Chinese: 腐朽

Readings, words and example sentences

キュウ kyuu · on reading · less common

不ふ朽きゅう
timeless, never fading
不ふ朽きゅうの名作です。
It is a timeless masterpiece.

く（ちる） kuchiru · kun reading · less common

朽くちる
to rot away, to decay
古い橋が 朽くちて います。
The old bridge is rotting away.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.