枯かれ木き

also: こぼく

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

dead tree; withered tree

A tree that has died and dried up, often still standing.

2

noun

leafless tree; bare tree

A tree that has lost its leaves, typically in winter; not necessarily dead.

枯かれ木きUsage52%
Standard kanji spelling with okurigana; the most common written form.
枯木Usage48%
- かれき
  Kanji-only spelling; also read こぼく in some contexts.
- こぼく
  Alternate reading of the kanji-only spelling; less common than かれき.
こぼく

倒とう木ぼく
倒木 refers to a fallen tree, while 枯れ木 emphasizes the dead or leafless state regardless of whether it has fallen.
枯かれ葉は
枯れ葉 means dead or withered leaves, whereas 枯れ木 refers to the whole tree.

Compound of 枯れ (kare, 'withered', the continuative form of 枯れる) and 木 (ki, 'tree'). The reading こぼく is the on'yomi reading of the kanji compound.