枯 — go

Parts that make up 枯

How 枯 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 枯 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 木, 古.

Korean example words with 枯

• 영고榮枯 Korean gloss: 번성함과 쇠퇴함
• 고초枯草 Korean gloss: 시들어서 마른 풀
• 고목枯木 Korean gloss: 말라서 죽어 버린 나무
• 고사枯死 Korean gloss: 나무나 풀 따위가 말라 죽음
• 고골枯骨 Korean gloss: 죽은 뒤에 살이 썩어 없어지고 남은 뼈
• 고갈하다枯渴 Korean gloss: 느낌이나 생각 따위가 다 없어지다
• 고사목枯死木 Korean gloss: 말라서 죽어 버린 나무
• 고사율枯死率 Korean gloss: 나무나 풀 따위가 말라 죽는 비율
• 고목화枯木化 Korean gloss: 말라서 죽어 버린 나무가 됨. 또는 그렇게 만듦
• 고골관枯骨觀 Korean gloss: 탐욕을 없애기 위하여 남의 몸을 백골로 관찰하는 법
• 고엽枯葉 Korean gloss: 마른 잎.
• 고선枯蟬 Korean gloss: 매미의 허물.

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 枯

• 枯れるかれる to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die
• 枯渇こかつ drying up; running dry; running out
• 枯死こし withering; dying
• 立ち枯れたちがれ blighted; withered
• 木枯らしこがらし cold wintry wind
• 枯れ木かれき dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree
• 枯れ草かれくさ dry grass; dead grass; hay
• 栄枯えいこ vicissitudes; ups and downs
• 枯れ枝かれえだ dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
• 枯葉かれは dead leaf; dry leaves
• 乾枯かんこ completely drying up
• 枯淡こたん elegant simplicity

Characters sharing the phonetic 古

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “고” in Korean.

Other hanja read “고”

Other hanja with radical 木