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枯 = 古 + 木

枯 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “wither”. It is built from 古 (old) and 木 (tree). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 219.

Keyword
wither
RTK frame
219
Strokes
9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
コ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
か.れる, か.らす
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
засохший
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
枯 dried out

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 古 old
  2. 木 tree

How to find 枯 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “old” + “tree”. 枯 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 枯 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.