Keyword
decay
Info
FrequencyTop 2200-2300
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig1331
Readings
く
(77%)
くち
(7%)
Composed of
tree
be unable to breathe
Mnemonic

You will be unable to breath if you stand next to that tree. It's completely rotten and decaying, and it's giving off a putrid stink so bad that it's literally impossible to breath if you're near it.

Used in vocabulary (31 in total)
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
deterioration; becoming decrepit; becoming worn out
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
decayed tree; rotted tree; decayed wood; obscure, meaningless life (metaphor)
everlasting; immortal; eternal; enduring; undying; imperishable
infirmity (due to old age); decrepitude; senility; senescence; superannuation
decayed leaves; russet; tawny; yellow-brown
decayed tree; rotted tree; decayed wood; obscure, meaningless life (metaphor)
timeless masterpiece; immortal work
russet; tawny; yellow-brown
decay; deterioration; rot
decayed leaves; russet; tawny; yellow-brown
everlasting; eternal; immortal; imperishable; undying
russet; tawny; yellow-brown
decay; dilapidation
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
rotting and crumbling
decay; dilapidation
worn-out vehicle; decrepit car
being young yet unambitious; being young but lacking spirit
reddish-yellow (colour); russet
once bitten twice shy; to become over cautious from a bad experience; (lit.) to be bitten by a snake and thus fear a rotten rope (which resembles a snake)
once bitten twice shy; to become over cautious from a bad experience; (lit.) to be bitten by a snake and thus fear a rotten rope (which resembles a snake)
once bitten twice shy; to become over cautious from a bad experience; (lit.) to be bitten by a snake and thus fear a rotten rope (which resembles a snake)
once bitten twice shy; to become over cautious from a bad experience; (lit.) to be bitten by a snake and thus fear a rotten rope (which resembles a snake)
once bitten twice shy; to become over cautious from a bad experience; (lit.) to be bitten by a snake and thus fear a rotten rope (which resembles a snake)
one's fame or achievements being passed down eternally
wood-decay fungus; xylophagous fungus
wood-decay fungus; xylophagous fungus
Examples (1 in total)
This movie is indeed a timeless masterpiece.