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decrease

Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingモウ、コウ

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

decreaseRtK
その男の子の世話で彼女は非常に精力を消耗する。Taking care of the boy is a great drain on her energies.tatoeba
直接対峙による国力消耗を避けるためである。It is to avoid wasting national power by coming in conflict with Western countries.wiki

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

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Components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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christmas tree · fur

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2063

Compound words

消耗しょうもう

exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste

消耗品しょうもうひん

consumable goods

心神耗弱しんしんこうじゃく

diminished capacity; diminished responsibility; legally unaccountable (e.g. due to mental illness, drugs, alcohol, etc.)

衰耗すいもう

weaken and decline

損耗そんもう

摩耗まもう

消耗的しょうもうてき

消耗品費しょうもうひんひ

expenses for consumable goods

損耗人員そんもうじんいん

消耗するしょうもうする

to exhaust; to use up

心神耗弱者しんしんこうじゃくしゃ

person of diminished capacity (e.g. drugs, alcohol, mental retardation, etc.)

Additional Examples

以後2年間はダンピング競争による消耗が続いた。

After that, they continued to exhaust themselves by out-discounting their comeptition for two years.wiki

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 耗

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step