The kanji 衰: meaning, readings and stroke order

衰

Meaning: decline, weaken
On reading: スイ sui
Kun reading: おとろ（える） otoroeru
Strokes: 10
Radical: 衣 clothes
Level: Level 8 · the last years of junior high

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: suy yếu, tàn lụi (suy)
Japanese: おとろえる。よわくなる。
Korean: 쇠약해지다, 약해지다 (쇠)
Chinese: 衰退、衰弱

Readings, words and example sentences

スイ sui · on reading · less common

衰すい退たい
decline
むかしの産業が 衰すい退たいしました。
The old industries have declined.

おとろ（える） otoroeru · kun reading · less common

衰おとろえる
to get weaker
台風の力が 衰おとろえます。
The typhoon gets weaker.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.