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衰弱 (すいじゃく, suijaku) Japanese meaning: weakness | Kotomora
Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 衰弱する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 衰すい 弱じゃく する 衰すい 弱じゃく しない Polite 衰すい 弱じゃく します 衰すい 弱じゃく しません Past polite 衰すい 弱じゃく しました 衰すい 弱じゃく しませんでした Past 衰すい 弱じゃく した 衰すい 弱じゃく しなかった Te-form 衰すい 弱じゃく して 衰すい 弱じゃく しないで Desire 衰すい 弱じゃく したい 衰すい 弱じゃく したくない Potential 衰すい 弱じゃく できる 衰すい 弱じゃく できない Passive 衰すい 弱じゃく される 衰すい 弱じゃく されない Causative 衰すい 弱じゃく させる 衰すい 弱じゃく させない Causative passive 衰すい 弱じゃく させられる 衰すい 弱じゃく させられない Volitional 衰すい 弱じゃく しよう Polite volitional 衰すい 弱じゃく しましょう Imperative 衰すい 弱じゃく しろ 衰すい 弱じゃく するな Conditional 衰すい 弱じゃく すれば 衰すい 弱じゃく しなければ Tara conditional 衰すい 弱じゃく したら 衰すい 弱じゃく しなかったら
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生せい
活かつ
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体からだ
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衰すい
弱じゃく
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His body weakened after a long illness.
Debilitated elderly people need adequate nutrition.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 が 衰すい 弱じゃく する for a person to become weak/debilitated
The elderly patient has become weak.
〈 事こと 〉 で 衰すい 弱じゃく する to weaken due to (illness, hunger, etc.)
He had grown weak from a long illness.
衰すい 弱じゃく がひどい for the weakness/debility to be severe
I'm worried because my grandmother's weakness is severe.
Related words· 6 疲労 is general fatigue that is often temporary, while 衰弱 implies a more serious, prolonged loss of strength.
消耗 focuses on the process of being worn down or depleted, while 衰弱 describes the resulting weakened state.
虚弱 describes an inherently frail constitution, while 衰弱 describes a weakened state brought on by illness, exhaustion, or age.
衰弱 means general weakening of the body (from illness, exhaustion, or age), whereas 老衰 refers specifically to decline caused by old age.
Show 2 more 衰弱 refers specifically to physical debilitation, often due to illness or injury, whereas 衰え is a broader term covering physical, mental, or abstract weakening.
衰弱 describes a weakening of the body (e.g. from illness), while 疲弊 describes exhaustion from overwork or strain.
Don't confuse with 衰退 describes the decline of an organization, country, or industry, while 衰弱 describes the physical or mental weakening of a person.
Word family death from prostration; death from emaciation
general prostration; general debility
neurasthenia; nervous breakdown · concentration; memory; matching pairs
Etymology Composed of 衰 (decline, weaken) and 弱 (weak). The combination straightforwardly conveys a state of weakening or debilitation.
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