枯(か)れる

かれる
verb (ichidan)
to wither; to die (plants); to dry up; to become hoarse
自動詞 intransitivenatureaction
See also: 枯(か)らす (transitive)
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present枯(か)れる枯(か)れない
Present polite枯(か)れます枯(か)れません
Past枯(か)れた枯(か)れなかった
Past polite枯(か)れました枯(か)れませんでした
て form枯(か)れて枯(か)れなくて
ている present枯(か)れている枯(か)れていない
ている polite枯(か)れています枯(か)れていません
ている past枯(か)れていた枯(か)れていなかった
ている past polite枯(か)れていました枯(か)れていませんでした
Conditional ば枯(か)れれば枯(か)れなければ
Conditional たら枯(か)れたら枯(か)れなかったら
Volitional枯(か)れよう—
Volitional polite枯(か)れましょう—
Potential枯(か)れられる枯(か)れられない
Passive枯(か)れられる枯(か)れられない
Causative枯(か)れさせる枯(か)れさせない
Imperative枯(か)れろ枯(か)れるな
1. to wither; to die (plants)
When plants, flowers, or trees lose vitality and die.
The flowers withered because I didn't water them.
庭(にわ)の木(き)が枯(か)れた。
The tree in the garden died.
葉(は)が枯(か)れて落(お)ちた。
The leaves withered and fell.
The lawn died from the heat.
The houseplant is about to die.
2. to dry up; to run dry
When a water source, well, or stream dries up.
The well dried up due to the drought.
泉(いずみ)が枯(か)れてしまった。
The spring dried up.
I cried until my tears ran dry.
アイデアが枯(か)れた。
I ran out of ideas.
Talent never runs dry.
3. to mature; to mellow
Figuratively, when someone's style or manner becomes refined through age and experience.
枯(か)れた味(あじ)わいがある。
There's a refined, mature taste to it.
His acting has a mature charm.
With age, he developed a mellow demeanor.
His refined artistic style is popular.
After many years of experience, he developed a mature writing style.
4. to become hoarse (voice)
When the voice becomes rough and weak from overuse, illness, or age; also written 嗄(か)れる.
His voice has become hoarse with age.
I shouted so much while cheering that my voice went hoarse.
I talked all day and my voice went hoarse.

枯(か)れる is an intransitive verb (自動詞(じどうし)). The transitive pair is 枯(か)らす (to let wither, to let dry up).

ASPECT (ている):
枯(か)れている indicates a resulting state of being withered or dried up.

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