衰 – vocab dash

Keyword

decline

wane
weaken

Frequency: #1432
Strokes: 10
Grade: 8
JLPT (old): N1
Heisig: 2037

Readings

スイ67%

おとろ33%

Mnemonic

The aging superhero lifts the lid of his pill box with a trembling hand, pops one into his mouth, and his cape droops: a hero in decline.

Stroke order

Composed of

亠lid 口mouth 一one 𧘇cape

Used in kanji

簑a coat raincoat 蓑straw raincoat 榱rafter 縗sackcloth worn on breast 簔straw raincoat

Used in vocabulary

衰すい退たい

decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing

Noun

老ろう衰すい

senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)

Noun

衰おとろえ

weakening; emaciation; decline

Noun

古ふるび衰おとろえる

to waste away

Ichidan verb

衰すい弱じゃく

weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration

Noun

衰おとろえる

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

Ichidan verb

盛せい衰すい

rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes

Noun

減げん衰すい

attenuation; damping; decay

Noun

栄えい枯こ盛せい衰すい

ups and downs of life; vicissitudes of fortune

Noun

必ひっ衰すい

inevitable decline (decay, collapse, etc.)

Noun

衰すい亡ぼう

decline and fall; ruin; downfall; collapse

Noun

衰すい微び

decline; decay; ebb

Noun

五ご衰すい

five signs of the impending death of a heavenly being

Noun

衰すい運うん

declining fortunes

Noun