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枯れる (かれる): to wither, to die (plant), to be blasted (plant) — Japanese vocabulary

枯れる is read かれる and means "to wither, to die (plant), to be blasted (plant)". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

枯れる

Reading
かれる · kareru
Translation
to wither, to die (plant), to be blasted (plant)
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
かれるが

Example

長い干ばつの間に多くの樹が枯れた。

ながいかんばつのあいだにおおくのきがかれた。

Many trees died during the long drought.

Kanji in this word

  • 枯 — wither, dry up

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