How to say 'Wither' in Japanese | 枯れる

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The Japanese word for Wither is 'Kareru', written as 枯れる in Japanese.'Wither' in hiragana is かれる.

word

枯れる

Meaning

Wither

Reading

かれる

kareru

Kanji

枯Wither

Explanation

The Japanese verb '枯れる (かれる)' means 'to wither' or 'to dry up'. It is commonly used to describe plants, flowers, or trees that have lost their vitality and are drying out or dying. It can also be used metaphorically to describe something losing its energy, spirit, or relevance. For example: The flowers withered「花が枯れた」(はながかれた). His passion for the project withered「彼のプロジェクトへの情熱が枯れた」(かれのプロジェクトへのじょうねつがかれた). Note that this verb is intransitive, meaning it does not take a direct object.

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4582

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 枯れる

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

枯

Meaning

Wither

Hiragana in the Word 枯れる

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

れ

Reading

hiragana

る

Reading

Words Related to 枯れる Through the Kanji 枯

This Word contains the Kanji 枯 as well.

word

木枯らし

Meaning

Winter wind

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'Kareru' means 'Wither' .

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