Readings
Meanings
痩せたいなら間食は控えるべきだ。If you want to become thin, you should cut back on the between-meal snacks.tatoeba
- to become thin
- to lose weight
- to slim
- to become impoverished (of soil)
- to become sterile
Radicals and components
Components
How it's built痩
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Mnemonic (RtK)
ⓘsickness · hospital · Buddha’s hand · monkey · sun (日) · day (日) · stick (丨) · crotch
From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1818
Additional Examples
He is as lean as a wolf.tatoeba 心配や寝不足で彼女は最近１０ポンド近くも痩せてしまった。 Recently what with anxiety and lack of sleep, she has lost almost ten pounds.tatoebaStroke Order
12 strokes
Lose weight. 疒 (illness) + 叟 (old man) — a body wasted by illness. 痩せる — get thin.
Practice Writing
Practice Writing 痩
Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step