枯れ木

かれき

Also written 枯木, こぼく

Meanings

1. Noun dead tree; withered tree
2. leafless tree; bare tree

Kanji

• 枯 wither. Read as かれる.
• 木 tree. Read as き.

Example sentences

• 枯れ木も山のにぎわい。
  Half a loaf is better than none.
• 彼らは枯木を全部切り倒した。
  They chopped down all the withered trees.

Words containing 枯れ木

• 枯れ木も山の賑わい (かれきもやまのにぎわい) half a loaf is better than none

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