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衰 — JLPT N1 Kanji — Detail

Onyomi: スイ  ·  Kunyomi: おとろ.える  ·  Meanings: decline, wane, weaken

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JLPT N1
Meanings
decline, wane, weaken
Onyomi
スイ
Kunyomi
おとろ.える
Name Readings
JLPT
N1
Grade
8
Frequency
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Vocabulary Examples

Word Reading Meaning Meta
衰える おとろえる to become weak, to decline, to wear, to abate, to decay, to wither, to waste away common JLPT-N1 Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
衰退 すいたい decline, degeneration, decay, waning, ebbing common Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
衰弱 すいじゃく weakness, debility, breakdown, prostration common Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
衰え おとろえ weakening, emaciation, decline common Noun
衰微 すいび decline, decay, ebb Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
衰耗 すいもう weaken and decline Noun, Suru verb
衰色 すいしょく fading color, fading colour, fading beauty Noun
衰躯 すいく emaciated body Noun
衰退一途 すいたいいっと (falling into a) continuous decline, being on the wane Noun
衰亡 すいぼう decline and fall, ruin, downfall, collapse Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
衰弱死 すいじゃくし death from prostration, death from emaciation Noun, Suru verb
衰滅 すいめつ decline, downfall, ruin(ation) Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
衰幣 すいへい decline Noun
衰世 すいせい this decadent world Noun
衰態 すいたい weakened condition, state of decline Noun
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