JLPT N1

decay; rot; decompose

Item 37 of 642 | 6 strokes | Radical: 木 (tree)

Readings

On'yomiキュウ
Kun'yomiく.ちる

Mnemonic

A TREE slowly DECAYING and ROTTING away.

Example Words

朽木 (きゅうぼく) rotten tree
老朽 (ろうきゅう) aging; decrepit
不朽 (ふきゅう) immortal; everlasting