10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

decline, wane, weaken

Kun'yomi
  • to become weak
On'yomi
  • スイ

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

スイ 54.1%
おとろえる 45.9%

Character Breakdown

decline, wane, weaken
スイ おとろ.える (8th, N1)
pathetic, grief, sorrow
あわ.れ アイ かな.しい (8th, N1)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)

Contained In

Common Words

neurasthenia ②concentration (card game involving turning over face-down cards to find identical pairs)
death from prostration
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References

Unicode hex code 8870
JIS X 0208 1-31-74
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 312
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5432
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2100
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Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1333
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Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1890
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1577
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1501
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 34127
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1456
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1676
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1791
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1725
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1388
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1805
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1622
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1908
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2j8.1
Four corner code 0073.2
De Roo Code 465