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衰
衰
10 strokes
Frequency: 1432
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

decline
wane
weaken

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
スイ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
おとろ.える

Common Words

衰える
おとろえる
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #7361
1

to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither; to waste away

Examples
私は体力が衰えた。
My physical power has decayed.
衰弱
すいじゃく
～する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
～の Adj.
Freq #12610
1

weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration

Examples
じきにその衰弱は回復しますよ。
You will recover from your weakness soon.
衰退
すいたい
衰頽
～する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #19974
1

decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing

Examples
４７５年はローマ帝国の「衰退」を示す年ではあっても、「滅亡」を意味する年ではありません。
Although 475AD is the year that shows the 'decline' of the Roman Empire, it is not the year of its 'fall'.
衰え
おとろえ
Noun
Freq #24044
1

weakening; emaciation; decline

Examples
自分の衰えを感じた事がありますか。
Do you ever feel like you're running down?
老衰
ろうすい
～する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
～の Adj.
Freq #32478
1

senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)

Examples
彼は老衰で二年前に亡くなった。
He died of old age two years ago.
減衰
げんすい
～する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #33558
1

attenuation; damping; decay

神経衰弱
しんけいすいじゃく
Noun
Freq #35613
1

neurasthenia; nervous breakdown

Examples
ジェーンはもっと休憩をとらないと、神経衰弱になるかもしれない。
If Jane does not rest more, she may have a nervous breakdown.
2

Card games

concentration; memory; matching pairs

衰弱死
すいじゃくし
～する Verb
Noun
Freq #48241
1

death from prostration; death from emaciation

盛衰
せいすい
Noun
Freq #59426
1

rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes

衰微
すいび
～する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #66619
1

decline; decay; ebb

Examples
近年多くのそれぞれの地方の伝統が衰微してきている。
Many local traditions have fallen into decay in recent years.
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