かれき

[枯れ木] dead tree

【C】.

枯れ木
枯木
dead tree
dry wood

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かれき【枯れ木】

dead tree

〖C〗.

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I

かれき【枯れ木】

〔死んだ木〕 a dead [withered] tree; 〔落葉した木〕 a bare [leafless] tree.

●枯れ木に花 a flower on a dead tree; something reborn.

●その男は枯れ木のようにやせていた. He was as thin as a stick [lath].

●枯れ木も山のにぎわい. Even a dead tree may brighten a mountain. | Anything is better than nothing. | All is grist to the mill.

II

かれき【歌歴】

〔短歌をつくってきた経歴〕 a career as a tanka poet.