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Kanji Detail for 衰 - "decline, decay, weakening"
衰
- Meaning
衰 means "decline, decay, weakening."
To weaken - Describes a decrease in strength or momentum.
To become faint - Describes a decrease in intensity or power.
To become weaker - Describes a decrease in power or ability.
Mourning clothes - Describes clothing worn in mourning.
To shave off - Describes a decrease in amount or size.
To pass away - Describes a decrease in time or duration.
To create a difference - Describes a decrease in similarity or equality.
- Onyomi
- Kunyomi
- Strokes
- Radical
Sentences including 衰
He declined in health.
He died of old age two years ago.
Do you ever feel like you're running down?
He was wasted away by illness.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
その上私から見ると、彼は前にも述べた通り、多少神経衰弱に罹っていたように思われたのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
前にも書いたように、当時京都の町は一通りならず衰微していた。
from "Rashomon", by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, original text:Chikuma Bunko, Chikuma Shobo
今この下人が、永年、使われていた主人から、暇を出されたのも、実はこの衰微の小さな余波にほかならない。
from "Rashomon", by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, original text:Chikuma Bunko, Chikuma Shobo
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
その上私から見ると、彼は前にも述べた通り、多少神経衰弱に罹っていたように思われたのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha