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Kanji Detail for 萎 - "wilt, wither"

萎

  • Meaning

    萎 means "wilt, wither." Also associated with decline.

    1. Wilt - To droop; to become limp.

    2. Wither - To shrivel; to fade.

    3. Decline - To deteriorate; to weaken.

  • Words using 萎

    • 萎縮 いしゅく Listen withering; shrivelling; shrinking
    • 萎える なえる Listen to lose strength; to become weak; to disappear (of energy, drive, etc.)
    • 萎れる しおれる Listen to wither; to wilt; to droop

  • Four-character idioms with 萎

    • 萎靡沈滞 いびちんたい Listen decline of energy and vigour (vigor)

  • Tattoo check: 萎

    • Verified meaning: wilt, wither
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read しょう)
    • Also carries these associations: decline

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 萎

    Surnames 萎(しょう)Listen

  • 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

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    i(イ) イ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    na(な) な

    na.eru(な-える) な-える

    shibo.mu(しぼ-む) しぼ-む

    shina.biru(しな-びる) しな-びる

    shio.reru(しお-れる) しお-れる

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    艸 艹 (kusa・kusakammuri・soko)

  • Related Keywords

    wilt wither decline suffer ail tire exhaust shrink decay deteriorate droop dry up fade languish limp rot shrivel weaken

Sentences including 萎

  • The hot sun made the flowers hang down.

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