noun, takes する, intransitive verb

Messages.form.
  1. withering, dying (plants).
  2. growing skinny, wasting away.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
枯槁 ここう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

wither, die, dry up
か.れる コ (7th, N2)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
old
コ ふる.い ふゆ (2nd, N4)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
die (vegetation)
コウ か.れる (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
tall, high, expensive
コウ たか.い た (2nd, N5)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
desert, border prairie, the 1st form is radical 13
キョウ ケイ まきがまえ
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)