| On-yomi | 朽 | Kun-yomi |
| キュウ | く.ちる |
decay, rot, remain in seclusion
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| Strokes number : 6 | Skip Code : 1-4-2 |
| Kanji Frequency : 1891 | Unicode : 673D |
| Level : Advance Grades | jis 208 Code : 21-64 |
| Noryokushiken : level 1 | Bushu : 75 木 |
Words with this Kanji
| Word | Reading | Translation |
| 老朽 | ろうきゅう | superannuated, decrepitude |
| 不朽 | ふきゅう | everlasting, immortal, eternal, immortality, imperishable |
| 朽ちる | くちる | to rot |
| 不朽の名作 | ふきゅうのめいさく | immortal work |
| 腐朽 | ふきゅう | deterioration, rot |
| 朽ち葉, 朽葉 | くちば | decayed leaves |
| 乾燥腐朽 | かんそうふきゅう | dry rot |
| 朽ち果てる | くちはてる | to rust away, to rot away, to decay, to fall to ruins, to die in obscurity |
| 朽廃 | きゅうはい | decay, dilapidation (ruin) |
| 朽ち木 | くちき | decayed tree |
Kanji Index in the Dictionaries
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| Kanji Learners | 550 |
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| Gakken | 1827 |
| Japanese Names | 419 |
| Essential Kanji | 1683 |
| Daikanwajiten | 14439 |
| Henshall | 1150 |
| Kanji and Kana | 1628 |
| Kanji in context | 1787 |
| Kodansha compact | 1069 |
