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萎 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「艹」

道
2High school graduate / general ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「艹」
On
イい · i
Kun
な・しお.れる・しな.びる・しぼ.む・な.えるna · shio.reru · shina.biru · shibo.mu · na.eru
Meaning
wither; droop

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Grass plus drooping down: a plant losing its moisture — to wilt.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onイいi萎縮いしゅく
Kunなえるnaeru萎えるなえる

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 萎縮いしゅく

    atrophy; shrinking back

  • 萎えるなえる

    to wilt; to lose strength

More words with this kanji

  • 筋萎縮きんいしゅく

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

水切(みずぎ)れで花(はな)が萎(しお)れてしまった。

The flowers wilted for want of water.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 艹Map of reading イAll maps

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