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RTK / HeisigFrame #1331

朽

decay

Lv 26

Strokes: 6

JLPT: N1

Jōyō: Not Jōyō

Meanings

decay RTKRot

Community Mnemonic

β–² 518 votes

This snare isn't terribly effective, because it's swinging from a decaying tree. Imagine the tree as being so decayed that when an animal gets caught in the snare, its struggles cause the tree to collapse into a putrid mess.

Source: Kanji Koohii community

Radical Components

On'yomi

きゅう

Kun'yomi

く

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