What is the Kanji for "Wither"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Wither", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Wither" is "枯".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Ka".

Its onyomi reading is "Ko".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "木" means "Tree" and "Wood" and can be read as "Boku", "Ki", "Moku", and "Ko". And The kanji "古" means "Old" and can be read as "Ko" and "Furu".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "枯" mean in japanese?

"枯" means "Wither".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

枯れる: "Wither". The Japanese verb '枯れる (かれる)' means 'to wither'. This verb is used to describe when a plant or tree dries up and dies, often due to lack of water or nutrients. It can also be used metaphorically to describe when something loses its vitality or energy. For example: The flowers withered in the hot sun - (花が太陽の下で枯れた). The dreams of the young man have withered away - (その若者の夢は枯れ果てた).

木枯らし: "Cold wind". The Japanese noun '木枯らし (こがらし)' refers to a cold, dry wind that blows in the fall and winter, often stripping leaves from trees. It is a seasonal wind that is associated with the transition between the warm and cold seasons. For example: The cold wind is blowing today - (今日は木枯らしが吹いている). The cold wind swept the leaves away - (木枯らしが落ち葉を持っていった).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "か" is read as "ka". And The hiragana "こ" is read as "ko".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.