冬枯れ

ふゆがれ

Also written 冬枯

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Intransitive withering of vegetation in winter; winter decay
2. Noun, の-adjective winter-blight; bleakness of winter
3. Noun business slump in winter (esp. in February)

Kanji

• 冬 winter. Read as ふゆ.
• 枯 wither. Read as かれる.

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