Kanji
衰
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JLPT N1Jōyō · secondaryfreq #143210 strokes
Meanings
decline, wane, weaken
ES: declinar, rehusar, menguar, debilitarse
- On
- スイ
- Kun
- おとろ.える
Common words
- 老衰ろうすいsenility, senile decay, infirmity (through age)
- 衰えるおとろえるto become weak, to decline, to wear, to abate, to decay, to wither, to waste away
- 衰弱すいじゃくweakness, debility, breakdown, prostration
- 衰退すいたいdecline, degeneration, decay, waning, ebbing
- 盛衰せいすいrise and fall, ups and downs, welfare, vicissitudes
- 衰えおとろえweakening, emaciation, decline
Example sentences
私は体力が衰えた。
My physical power has decayed.
Mi potencia física ha decaído.
Tatoeba #155242(opens in a new tab)お祖父さんがかなり老衰している。
Grandfather is quite senile.
El abuelo está bastante senil.
Tatoeba #76809(opens in a new tab)彼は老衰で二年前に亡くなった。
He died of old age two years ago.
Él murió de edad hace dos años atrás.
Tatoeba #98869(opens in a new tab)貿易の活動は最近衰えてきている。
The activity of foreign trade has been declining of late.
Tatoeba #82479(opens in a new tab)