痩 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「疒」
道2High school graduate / general ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「疒」
- On
- ソウ・チュウ・シュウ・シュ
- Kun
- や.せる
- Meaning
- grow thin
Origin
Sickness plus growing old: the flesh falling away — to grow thin.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ソウ | 痩身 |
|---|---|
| やせる | 痩せる |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 痩身そうしん
a slender figure
- 痩せ我慢やせがまん
putting on a brave face
Example
病気で少し痩せてしまった。
I have grown a little thin from illness.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)