痩やせる

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痩せる · ichidan verb

Meanings

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

General intransitive verb for losing body weight or becoming thinner.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

become barren; become infertile; become impoverished (soil)

Used for soil or land that loses fertility and becomes unproductive.

〈数かず〉キロ痩やせるto lose a certain number of kilograms
彼かれは一いっか月げつで三さんキロ痩やせた。
He lost three kilograms in a month.
土と地ちが痩やせるfor land/soil to become barren or infertile
長なが年ねんの耕こう作さくで土と地ちが痩やせてしまった。
The soil became infertile after years of farming.
〈事こと〉で痩やせるto lose weight because of something (stress, illness, etc.)
心しん配ぱい事ごとで痩やせてしまった。
I lost weight from worrying too much.
痩やせて見みえるto look thinner
その服ふくを着きると痩やせて見みえる。
Wearing that outfit makes you look thinner.

痩そう身しん sense 1
痩身 is a formal noun meaning 'slim body' or 'weight loss,' often used in medical or advertising contexts, while 痩せる is the everyday verb for the process of getting thinner.
細ほそる sense 1
細る is a more literary word for becoming thin or slender, often used for limbs or a voice, while 痩せる is the common general verb for losing weight.
減げん量りょうN2sense 1
減量する emphasizes a deliberate effort to reduce weight, such as through dieting, whereas 痩せる simply describes the resulting state of being thinner regardless of cause.
やつれるN1
痩せる is neutral for losing weight or becoming thin, while 窶れる implies unhealthy thinness from stress, illness, or overwork.

太ふとるN4sense 1
太る means to gain weight or become fat, the direct opposite of 痩せる meaning to lose weight or become thin.
肥こえるN1sense 2
肥える describes soil becoming fertile and rich, the opposite of 痩せる used for land becoming barren.

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The historical derivation is uncertain. The kanji 痩 is conventionally associated with thinness and emaciation.