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衰退する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	衰すい退たいする	衰すい退たいしない
Polite	衰すい退たいします	衰すい退たいしません
Past polite	衰すい退たいしました	衰すい退たいしませんでした
Past	衰すい退たいした	衰すい退たいしなかった
Te-form	衰すい退たいして	衰すい退たいしないで
Desire	衰すい退たいしたい	衰すい退たいしたくない
Potential	衰すい退たいできる	衰すい退たいできない
Passive	衰すい退たいされる	衰すい退たいされない
Causative	衰すい退たいさせる	衰すい退たいさせない
Causative passive	衰すい退たいさせられる	衰すい退たいさせられない
Volitional	衰すい退たいしよう
Polite volitional	衰すい退たいしましょう
Imperative	衰すい退たいしろ	衰すい退たいするな
Conditional	衰すい退たいすれば	衰すい退たいしなければ
Tara conditional	衰すい退たいしたら	衰すい退たいしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

decline; decay; waning

Used for a gradual weakening, loss of vitality, or reduction in influence, prosperity, population, industry, culture, or physical/organizational condition. As 衰退する it is intransitive: something declines or falls into decay.

地ち方ほうの商しょう店てん街がいが衰すい退たいしている。
The local shopping district is in decline.
人じん口こうの減げん少しょうが産さん業ぎょうの衰すい退たいにつながった。
The population decrease led to the decline of the industry.
その帝てい国こくは長ながい時じ間かんをかけて衰すい退たいした。
The empire declined over a long period of time.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉が衰すい退たいするfor an industry, culture, region, etc. to decline
地ち方ほうの商しょう店てん街がいが衰すい退たいしている。
Local shopping districts are declining.
衰すい退たいに向むかうto head toward decline
この国くにの経けい済ざいは衰すい退たいに向むかっている。
This country's economy is heading toward decline.
衰すい退たいを食くい止とめるto halt or stop the decline
業ぎょう界かいの衰すい退たいを食くい止とめる対たい策さくが必ひつ要ようだ。
Measures are needed to halt the decline of the industry.
衰すい退たいの兆きざしが見みえるsigns of decline become visible
業ぎょう界かいに衰すい退たいの兆きざしが見みえ始はじめた。
Signs of decline have begun to appear in the industry.

Kanji

衰decline, wane, weaken
退retreat, withdraw, retire
頽decline, slide

Related words· 16

低てい下かN2
低下 refers to a drop in level, quality, or ability, while 衰退 describes a broader, longer-term weakening or decay of something like an industry or culture.
減げん少しょうN2
減少 simply means a numerical decrease, whereas 衰退 implies a loss of vigor, prosperity, or influence beyond just numbers.
没ぼつ落らくN1
没落 describes a fall from a high social, political, or economic position, while 衰退 is more general and can happen gradually to institutions, cultures, or industries.
衰すい微び
衰微 is a more literary word for gradual decline, while 衰退 is the common, everyday term used for the same idea.

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後こう退たいN1
衰退 focuses on gradual decline in strength or prosperity, whereas 後退 in this sense emphasizes a downturn or recession more broadly.
退たい化かN2
衰退 describes a broad decline in strength, prosperity, or influence (e.g. of an industry or nation), whereas 退化 specifically implies reverting to a lower or more primitive stage.
衰おとろえ
衰退 is a more formal word for decline, typically used for societies, industries, or systems, while 衰え covers personal physical or mental weakening as well as abstract decline.
疲ひ弊へい
衰退 describes the decline of a nation, industry, or organization over time, while 疲弊 stresses the drained, worn-out state that results from such decline.
下した火びN1
衰退 is a formal word for long-term decline (e.g. of an economy or industry), while 下火 more casually describes a fire, trend, or activity losing intensity.
下くだり坂ざか
下り坂 is an idiomatic, everyday way to say something is declining, while 衰退 is a more formal, abstract noun for decline used in writing about nations, industries, or civilizations.
退たい廃はいN1
衰退 is the general, common word for decline (often economic or physical), while 退廃 carries a stronger sense of moral or cultural corruption.
斜しゃ陽よう
衰退 is a general, neutral term for decline used in many contexts, while 斜陽 evokes the poetic image of a setting sun to describe the decline of an industry or era.
荒こう廃はいN1
衰退 describes a gradual decline in strength or prosperity (e.g. of an industry or nation), while 荒廃 describes physical or moral ruin and neglect.
衰おとろえるN2
衰退する is a formal, often written term used for the decline of societies, industries, or systems, whereas 衰える is more general and can describe personal physical decline too.
減げん退たい
衰退 is typically used for the long-term decline of a nation, industry, or organization, while 減退 usually describes a weakening of personal faculties like appetite or energy.
低てい落らく
衰退 refers to the gradual decline or decay of an organization, culture, or power, while 低落 more narrowly denotes a drop in a measurable value or standing.

Opposites· 18

発はっ展てんN3
発展 means growth or development, the opposite of the weakening and shrinking described by 衰退.
繁はん栄えいN1
繁栄 means prosperity and flourishing, contrasting with the decline and loss of vitality expressed by 衰退.
台たい頭とう
衰退 means decline or losing power, the opposite process from 台頭's rise to prominence.

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栄はえ
衰退 means decline or decay, the direct opposite of the flourishing splendor described by 栄え.
花はなが咲さくN1
衰退する means to decline or fall into decay, the opposite of 花が咲く when it describes a golden age of prosperity.
全ぜん盛せいN1
衰退 means decline or waning, the opposite of 全盛's peak of prosperity.
盛さかんN4
衰退 describes an industry or activity declining or fading, the opposite of 盛ん meaning it is thriving or prosperous.
リバイバル
衰退 means decline or fading away, the opposite of リバイバル, which describes something coming back into fashion or use.
急きゅう成せい長ちょう
衰退 means decline or deterioration, the opposite of the expansion described by 急成長.
成せい長ちょうN3
成長 means growth or expansion, while 衰退 means decline, especially of an economy, organization, or industry.
振しん興こうN1
衰退 means decline or decay, the opposite of 振興's sense of actively promoting growth and revitalization.
隆りゅう盛せい
衰退 means decline after a period of strength, the direct opposite of 隆盛's flourishing prosperity.
興こう隆りゅう
衰退 means decline or fall, the direct opposite of 興隆's meaning of rise and flourishing.
復ふっ興こうN2
衰退 means decline or falling into decay, the opposite process of 復興's revival and recovery.
末すえ広ひろ
末広 (in its figurative sense) describes growing prosperity, while 衰退 describes decline and decay.
興おこすN1
衰退する describes an industry or region declining, the opposite of what 興す aims to achieve by revitalizing it.
定てい着ちゃくN2
衰退 means declining or falling into disuse, the opposite of a custom or practice becoming 定着 (established) in society.
復ふっ活かつN1
衰退 means decline or fading away, contrasting with 復活's sense of a comeback or resurgence.

Don't confuse with

衰すい弱じゃく
衰弱 refers specifically to physical or bodily weakening (e.g. from illness), while 衰退 refers to the decline of larger things like industries, nations, or cultures.

Word family

衰すい退たい期き
phase of decline; ebb; twilight
衰すい退たい一いっ途と
continuous decline; on the wane

Written forms

衰すい退たいUsage99%
Standard common spelling; high priority.
衰すい頽たいUsage1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji variant given; 衰退 is the normal modern spelling.

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound: 衰 is associated with weakening or decline, and 退 with retreating or receding. Together they conventionally express a state or process of decline.