Word details

やせ衰える

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word やせ衰える.

Dictionary

Entry

やせ衰える痩せ衰えるせおとろえIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #66824
1

to become emaciated; to waste away; to grow thin and worn out

Examples
私はやせ衰えて骨と皮ばかりになった。
I wasted away to skin and bone.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

decline, wane, weaken

10 strokesFrequency 1,432JLPT N1Grade 8

On

スイ

Kun

おとろ.える

get thin

12 strokesGrade 8

On

ソウチュウシュウシュ

Kun

や.せる

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