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Kotomora

萎

wither, droop, lame

StatusJōyō · secondary schoolStrokes11

Readings

On'yomi

  • イ

Kun'yomi

  • な
  • しお.れる
  • しな.びる
  • しぼ.む
  • な.える

Meaning

萎 centers on loss of vitality and firmness: plants withering, bodies drooping, or limbs becoming lame and weak.

Most common words using 萎

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  • 萎えるなえる

    to lose strength; to become weak; to disappear (of energy, drive, etc.)

  • 萎縮いしゅく

    withering; shrivelling; shrinking

  • 萎むしぼむ
    N2

    to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag; to deflate

  • 萎れるしおれる
    N1

    to wither; to wilt; to droop; to fade

  • 萎びるしなびる
    N1

    to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened

  • インスタ萎えインスタなえ

    looking bad (of a photo)

  • オリーブ橋小脳萎縮症オリーブきょうしょうのういしゅくしょう

    olivopontocerebellar atrophy; OPCA

  • ガン萎えガンなえ

    suddenly becoming very demotivated

  • 多系統萎縮症たけいとういしゅくしょう

    multiple system atrophy; MSA

  • 打ち萎れるうちしおれる

    to droop; to be depressed

  • 筋萎縮きんいしゅく

    amyotrophia; muscle atrophy; disuse atrophy

  • 筋萎縮性側索硬化症きんいしゅくせいそくさくこうかしょう

    amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; ALS; Lou Gehrig's disease

  • 筋萎縮症きんいしゅくしょう

    amyotrophy; muscular atrophy

  • 脊髄性筋萎縮症せきずいせいきんいしゅくしょう

    spinal muscular atrophy; SMA

  • 萎えなえ

    weakening; loss of strength

  • 萎え落ちなえおち

    disconnecting from an online game because one is losing

  • 萎凋いちょう

    wilting; withering

  • 萎凋病いちょうびょう

    wilt disease; fusarium crown rot; fusarium wilt

  • 萎縮効果いしゅくこうか

    chilling effect

  • 萎縮性いしゅくせい

    atrophic

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Etymology

萎 combines 艹 (grass/plant) with 委, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of bending or yielding. The overall sense is plants bending and losing strength.

Meaning mnemonic

The grass radical 艹 sits above 委, which suggests something bending or yielding. Picture grass bending over and withering under the weight of its own drooping form.

Reading mnemonic

For イ, imagine a withered plant letting out a weak sigh: 'ee' (イ). The plant droops and makes a feeble 'ee' sound as it wilts.