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58 朽 Rot

Radical Combination

Meaning

Primary

Rot

Alternative

Decay

Mnemonic

A tree is stuck in a prison under the ground and it's starting to rot and decay.

Readings

On’yomi

きゅう

Kun’yomi

く

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

You get close to the rotting tree and see some rotten cucumbers (きゅう) hanging from its branches. No!

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