Kanji
N1 6 strokes Grade 8 freq #1891

decay, rot, remain in seclusion

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

tree ki

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

infirmity (due to old age); decrepitude
everlasting; immortal
wood-decay fungus; xylophagous fungus
wood-decay fungus; xylophagous fungus
being young yet unambitious; being young but lacking spirit
bluish russet
reddish-yellow (colour); russet
one's fame or achievements being passed down eternally
deterioration; becoming decrepit
everlasting; eternal

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

russet; tawny
once bitten twice shy; to become over cautious from a bad experience
decayed tree; rotted tree
decayed leaves
timeless masterpiece; immortal work
to rot away; to crumble to dust
to rot; to decay

Example sentences

During these years he wrote immortal poems.

This film is indeed an enduring masterpiece.

Some day they will find me lying in neglect and decay.

There is nothing that does not decay.