ichidan verb, intransitive verb
dry up; scab over; slough off
Used for wounds or skin that form a scab, dry up, or peel off. Common in medical or everyday contexts.
傷口が痂せてきた。
The wound has started to scab over.
かさぶたが痂せて自然に取れた。
The scab dried up and came off naturally.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
be poisoned by lacquer
Refers to a skin reaction caused by contact with urushi (lacquer). A specialized sense.
漆にかぶれて、腕が痂せた。
My arm broke out in a rash from the lacquer and scabbed over.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
Only when written 悴せる / 忰せる
Archaic sense for physical decline or wasting away. Rarely used in modern Japanese.
古い文献では、病で悴せると記されている。
In old texts, it is written that one wastes away from illness.