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衰

JLPT N1 · 10 strokes

The kanji 衰 — “decline, weakening”

衰 means decline, weakening and is a JLPT N1 kanji. It has 10 strokes and uses the cloth / clothing radical (衣).

Stroke order · 10 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): スイ
Kun'yomi (訓読み): おとろ(える)
Radical: 衣 · cloth / clothing
Strokes: 10

How to remember 衰

A body sagging inside its clothing (衣) — decline. 衰える — 体力が衰える; a kanji of aging.

Example words with 衰

On'yomi readings

衰退すいたいdecline, deterioration

Kun'yomi readings

衰えるおとろえるto decline, weaken

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