衰
衰 — Decline
decline, wane, weaken
On’yomiスイ (sui)
Kun’yomiおとろえる (otoroeru)
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 衰
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 老衰 | ろうすい rousui | senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age) |
| 衰退 | すいたい suitai | decline; degeneration; decay |
| 衰え | おとろえ otoroe | weakening; emaciation; decline |
| 衰える | おとろえる otoroeru | to become weak; to decline; to wear |
| 衰弱 | すいじゃく suijaku | weakness; debility; breakdown |
| 古び衰える | ふるびおとろえる furubiotoroeru | to waste away |
Study notes
衰 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1432 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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