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萎靡 (いび) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
decline ; decay ; withering
Literary noun or intransitive suru-verb describing a gradual loss of vitality, energy, or prosperity, often of a nation, culture, or spirit. Rare in modern everyday speech.
精せい 神しん の 萎い 靡び を 防ふせ ぐ ため に 、 彼かれ は 毎まい 日にち 散さん 歩ぽ を 欠か かさ なかっ た 。
To prevent mental decay, he never missed his daily walk.
Similar words 衰すい 退たい Common word for decline or decay, used in everyday and formal contexts. 萎靡 is more literary and emphasizes a withering or enervation.
衰すい 微び Also means decline, but more common than 萎靡. 萎靡 carries a nuance of wilting like a plant.
Etymology Compound of 萎 (wither, droop) and 靡 (flutter, bend). The combination suggests a wilting or weakening, but the exact historical derivation is uncertain.
