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衰

Level XIII of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 1675 / 2,608

Decline

On’yomi
すい
Kun’yomi
おとろ
Radical
衣 Clothes (Kangxi 145)

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 匹 (Small Animal), less common than 辻 (Crossroads).

A lid on top, an umbrella in the middle, and clothes below — a lid sealing an umbrella over old clothes shows layers of fading, a slow decline.

In words

衰える おとろえる to become weak;to decline;to wear;to abate;to decay;to wither;to waste awayN1
老衰 ろうすい senility;senile decayN1

衰 is rank 1675 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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