get thin, lose weight, become sterile

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セキジャク

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やせ.る

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Common Words

痩せるせる瘠せるIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #6674
1

to become thin; to lose weight; to slim

Examples
若い頃は痩せてたんだよ。
I used to be thin when I was young.
2

to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile; to become barren

痩せ瘠せNounFreq #40111
1

Word usually written using kana alone

losing weight; slimming

2

lean person

瘠地せきちNounFreq #305609
1

barren land; arid soil

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