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wither
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingイ
Kun readingな、しお.れる、しな.びる、しぼ.む、な.える
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. wither
    最近気分が萎え気味だ。Recently I've been feeling a bit down.tatoeba
    暑さのために花は萎れた。The hot sun made the flowers hang down.tatoeba
  2. droop
  3. lame
  4. numbRtK
  1. to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.)
  2. to wilt
  3. to droop
  4. to shrivel
  5. to fade (away)

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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flowers (艹) · committee · wheat (禾) · cereal (禾) · woman (女)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 986

Compound words

萎むしぼむ
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away)
萎縮いしゅく
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
萎えるなえる
to lose strength; to become weak; to disappear (of energy, drive, etc.); to wither; to droop
萎れるしおれる
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to fade; to be dejected
萎々しおしお
dejectedly
萎萎しおしお
dejectedly
萎凋いちょう
wilting
萎靡いび
decline
陰萎いんい
impotence (sexual)
萎びるしなびる
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin)
萎縮腎いしゅくじん
contracted kidney
萎凋病いちょうびょう
wilt disease
足萎えびっこ
lameness
萎靡沈滞いびちんたい
decline of energy and vigour (vigor)

Additional Examples

美しいバラもいつかは萎れる。
The fairest rose is at last withered.tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 萎

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