朽
朽

decay, rot, remain in seclusion

6 strokesFrequency 1,891JLPT N1Grade 8

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キュウ

Kun

く.ちる

Nanori

くつ

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Common Words

朽ちるくちるIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #10392
1

to rot; to decay

Examples
朽ちない物は何もない。
There is nothing that does not decay.
2

to die in obscurity

3

Often in neg.

to be forgotten with time

朽ち果てる朽果てるくちはてるIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #20554
1

to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to fall to ruins; to rust away

Examples
いつか私は一人寂しく朽ち果てているだろう。
Some day they will find me lying in neglect and decay.
2

to die in obscurity

老朽化ろうきゅうかNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #25750
1

deterioration; becoming decrepit; becoming worn out

Examples
その建物は老朽化の兆しを見せている。
The building exhibits signs of dilapidation.
朽ち木朽木くちきNounFreq #52127
1

decayed tree; rotted tree; decayed wood; rotten wood

2

obscure, meaningless life (metaphor)

不朽ふきゅうNoun～の Adj.Freq #57016
1

everlasting; immortal; eternal; enduring; undying; imperishable

Examples
この数年間に彼は不朽の名詩を書いた。
During these years he wrote immortal poems.
老朽ろうきゅうNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #63358
1

infirmity (due to old age); decrepitude; senility; senescence; superannuation

朽ち葉朽葉くちばNounFreq #71563
1

decayed leaves

2

Abbreviation; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

russet; tawny; yellow-brown

朽ち葉色朽葉色くちばいろNoun～の Adj.Freq #102106
1

russet; tawny; yellow-brown

不朽の名作ふきゅうのめいさくNounExpressionFreq #103262
1

timeless masterpiece; immortal work

腐朽ふきゅうNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #104750
1

decay; deterioration; rot

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