こ
枯
ぼく
木
かん
寒
がん
巌

expression, noun

Messages.yoji.
  1. withered trees and frozen rocks, a person that is hard to approach.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
こ
枯
ぼく
木
かん
寒
がん
巌
 枯木寒巌 こぼくかんがん

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)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
cold
さむ.い　カン　さ (3rd, N3)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
together, both, neither
とも　キョウ (4th, N3)
twenty(廿) variant
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ　こおり (Kentei 1)
rock, crag, boulder
いわお　ガン　いわ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
mountain
やま　サン　セン (1st, N5)
stern, strictness, severity
きび.しい　ゲン　いつくし (6th, N1)
precipice, rocky or dangerous mountain
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
daring, brave, bold
カン　あ.えて (8th, N1)
under, underneath, below
カ　ゲ　した
ear
みみ　ジ　がみ (1st, N3)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)