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衰

decline
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingスイ
Kun readingおとろ.える
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. declineRtK
    日の光がだんだん衰えてきた。The light became weaker and weaker.tatoeba
    平氏の勢力が衰えると源頼朝とも平和的な関係を築いた。When the power of the Taira clan declined, he established a peaceful relationship with MINAMOTO no Yoritomo.wiki
  2. wane
  3. weaken
  1. to become weak
  2. to decline
  3. to wear
  4. to abate
  5. to decay

Popular Usage

衰える

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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pathetic · stick (丨) · top hat (亠) · scarf (冂) · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2037

Compound words

老衰ろうすい
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
衰えるおとろえる
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay
衰弱すいじゃく
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
衰退すいたい
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
盛衰せいすい
rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes
衰えおとろえ
weakening; emaciation; decline
減衰げんすい
attenuation
衰運すいうん
declining fortunes
衰躯すいく
emaciated body
衰兆すいちょう
signs of decline
衰微すいび
decline
衰幣すいへい
decline
衰耗すいもう
weaken and decline
衰頽すいたい
decline
減衰器げんすいき
attenuator
栄枯盛衰えいこせいすい
ups and downs of life
減衰歪みげんすいひずみ
attenuation distortion
神経衰弱しんけいすいじゃく
neurasthenia
衰退するすいたいする
decline
古び衰えるふるびおとろえる
to waste away
弱り衰えるよわりおとろえる
to languish
衰え果てるおとろえはてる
to be utterly spent or crushed
痩せ衰えるやせおとろえる
to become emaciated

Additional Examples

暖炉には薪が足りず、早くも火勢が衰え始めている。
Without enough wood on the fire, the flames are already beginning to die down.tatoeba
彼は神経衰弱になっていた。
He suffered a nervous breakdown.tatoeba
彼は健康が衰えつつあるという理由で辞職したがっている。
He wishes to resign on the grounds that his health is failing.tatoeba
平氏の勢力が衰えると源頼朝とも平和的な関係を築いた。
When the power of the Taira clan declined, he established a peaceful relationship with MINAMOTO no Yoritomo.wiki
次第に御教書の使用頻度が増え、下文・下知状は衰える。
The frequency in which Migyosho were used gradually increased as the use of Kudashibumi and Gejijo decreased.wiki

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 衰

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