Kanji Detail for 萎 - "wilt, wither, decline"

萎

Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
萎 means "wilt, wither, decline."
1. Wilt - To droop; to become limp.
2. Wither - To shrivel; to fade.
3. Decline - To deteriorate; to weaken.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

wither; droop; lame

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

wither, wilt

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

to wither; to drop; to decline; spiritless; Taiwan pr. [wei1]

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

to wither, to wilt

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

Sickness in plants. Such as saying a flower drooping and withering is about to wilt. | When a person falls ill and dies it is also called 萎. Such as saying 哲人其萎 (the wise man withers). Appears in the Record of Rites, Tangong. | 萎蕤. A flower name. Also written as 葳蕤. It is the 玉竹 (Solomon's seal) used in medicine today. Also read Rising tone.
Onyomi

i(い)
Kunyomi

na.eru(なえる)

shibo.mu(しぼむ)

shina.biru(しなびる)

shio.reru(しおれる)

tsuka.reru(つかれる)
Strokes

11 strokes
Radical

艸艹 (kusa・kusakammuri・soko)
Related Keywords
wilt wither droop fade shrivel decline weaken languish shrink collapse deteriorate decay atrophy exhausted tired limp deflate contract diminish recover