Kanji Details:
- 衰
- Frequency:1432
- Kun: おとろ.える
- On: スイ
- Meaning: decline, wane, weaken
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Examples:
Word Reading Meaning 老衰 ろうすい senility, senile decay, infirmity (through age) 衰え おとろえ weakening, emaciation, decline 衰退 すいたい decline, decay 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 古び衰える ふるびおとろえる to waste away 盛衰 せいすい rise and fall, ups and downs, welfare, vicissitudes 減衰 げんすい attenuation, damping, decay 栄枯盛衰 えいこせいすい ups and downs of life, vicissitudes of fortune 減衰器 げんすいき attenuator