萎
wither, droop, lame
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
20 of 29- 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
Study
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.