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耗 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「耒」

道
準2High school level ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「耒」
On
モウ・コウもう・こう · mō · kō
Kun
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Meaning
wear down; consume

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A plough plus hair: something worn thin through use — to be consumed.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onモウもうmō消耗しょうもう

「モウ」は，慣用音。

Onコウこうkō心神耗弱しんしんこうじゃく

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 消耗しょうもう

    exhaustion; consumption

  • 摩耗まもう

    wear; abrasion

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

長(なが)い会議(かいぎ)で体力(たいりょく)を消耗(しょうもう)した。

The long meeting drained my energy.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

摩耗消耗耗摩rub消exting…耕to plo…耘to wee…耙a harr…耡a hoe耦to plo…江large…妄delusi…盲blind岬cape享receiv…
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Compound

Map of radical 耒Map of reading モウAll maps

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