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凋残 (ちょうざん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
na-adjective, noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
ruined ; withered ; declined
rare term
Rare literary term describing something that has fallen into ruin, withered away, or declined. Used for physical decay or metaphorical decline. Modern Japanese more often uses 荒廃した, 枯れた, or 衰退した.
かつて の 繁栄はんえいはち は 凋残ょうざん し 、 今いま は 見み る 影かげ も ない 。
Its former prosperity has declined, and now there is no trace of it.
Kanji 残 remainder, leftover, balance Similar words 荒こう 廃はい 荒廃 is a more common word for physical ruin or devastation, while 凋残 is rarer and more literary.
衰すい 退たい 衰退 is the standard term for decline or decay, especially of power or prosperity, whereas 凋残 is an uncommon literary alternative.
Etymology Compound of 凋 (wither, decline) and 残 (remain, leftover), suggesting something that has withered and remains in a ruined state. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it is a rare literary Sino-Japanese word.
