朽
朽 — Decay
decay, rot, remain in seclusion
On’yomiキュウ (kyuu)
Kun’yomiくちる (kuchiru)
Stroke order (6 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 朽
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 老朽 | ろうきゅう roukyuu | infirmity (due to old age); decrepitude; senility |
| 不朽 | ふきゅう fukyuu | everlasting; immortal; eternal |
Study notes
朽 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 6 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1891 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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