枯れる (かれる, kareru) Japanese meaning: wither | Kotomora

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枯れる · ichidan verb

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	枯かれる	枯かれない
Polite	枯かれます	枯かれません
Past polite	枯かれました	枯かれませんでした
Past	枯かれた	枯かれなかった
Te-form	枯かれて	枯かれないで
Desire	枯かれたい	枯かれたくない
Potential	枯かれられるalso 枯かれれる	枯かれられないalso 枯かれれない
Passive	枯かれられる	枯かれられない
Causative	枯かれさせる	枯かれさせない
Causative passive	枯かれさせられる	枯かれさせられない
Volitional	枯かれよう
Polite volitional	枯かれましょう
Imperative	枯かれろ	枯かれるな
Conditional	枯かれれば	枯かれなければ
Tara conditional	枯かれたら	枯かれなかったら

Pairs with枯らす

Meanings

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

wither; die (plant)

Used for plants losing vitality and dying; also for flowers fading. The subject is the plant itself.

水みずをやらなかったので、花はなが枯かれ

Kanji

枯wither, die, dry up

Transitive / intransitive

枯からす sense 1
枯らす is the transitive verb meaning to let a plant wither or kill it, while 枯れる is intransitive and describes the plant withering on its own.

Related words· 7

しおれるN1sense 1
萎れる describes a plant drooping or wilting from lack of water and can be temporary, whereas 枯れる implies a more complete, often permanent death of the plant.
円えん熟じゅく sense 2
円熟する is a more formal word for a person's skill or character becoming fully mature and polished, while 枯れる suggests a quieter, understated mellowness that comes with age.
枯こ死し
枯れる is the common everyday verb for a plant withering or dying, while 枯死 is a more formal, written term used in reports and technical contexts.
萎なえる
枯れる describes a plant withering and dying permanently, whereas 萎える can describe a temporary drooping or loss of vitality.

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しなびるN1
枯れる means a plant withers and dies completely, whereas 萎びる just means it loses moisture and becomes wrinkled without necessarily dying.
しぼむN2
枯れる means to wither and die completely, especially of plants, whereas 萎む just means to lose fullness or shrink without implying death.
死しぬN5
枯れる is used specifically for plants withering and dying, whereas 死ぬ is the general word that can also cover plants but applies broadly to people and animals too.

Opposites

茂しげるN2sense 1
茂る means for plants to grow thick and lush, the opposite of 枯れる, which means for a plant to wither and die.
萌もえる
枯れる describes a plant withering or dying, the opposite process to 萌える, which describes it budding into new growth.

Don't confuse with

涸かれるN1sense 1
涸れる shares the same reading as 枯れる but refers to water (a well, river, or spring) drying up, not to a plant dying.

Word family· 26

枯かれ木きN1
dead tree; withered tree · leafless tree; bare tree
枯かれ草くさ
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
冬ふゆ枯がれ
withering of vegetation in winter; winter decay · bleakness of winter; winter-blight · winter business slump
品しな枯が

Written forms

枯かれるUsage91%
Standard kanji spelling for withering and maturing senses.
かれるUsage9%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially for the metaphorical sense.

Etymology

Derived from classical verb 枯る (かる, 'to wither'), with the intransitive suffix れる. The metaphorical sense developed from the idea of shedding youthful rawness like leaves falling.

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