Japanese symbol for “dissipation”
消耗
しょうもう
Romaji: shoumou
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation
In Japanese, dissipation is 消耗, read しょうもう (shoumou).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
Written forms: 消耗. Readings: しょうもう、しょうこう.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “dissipation”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 放蕩 | ほうとう houtou | dissipation; prodigality; debauchery |
| 道楽 | どうらく douraku | dissipation; debauchery; loose living |
| 散逸 | さんいつ san'itsu | dissipation |
| 耽溺 | たんでき tandeki | indulgence (in alcohol, women, etc.); debauchery; dissipation |
| 乱行 | らんぎょう rangyou | violent conduct; misconduct; dissipation |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 消費 | しょうひ shouhi | consumption; expenditure; spending |
| 解消 | かいしょう kaishou | cancellation; liquidation; resolution |
| 消滅 | しょうめつ shoumetsu | extinction; extinguishment; disappearance |
| 消防 | しょうぼう shoubou | fire fighting |
| 消化 | しょうか shouka | digestion (of food) |
| 取り消し | とりけし torikeshi | cancellation; withdrawal; abolition |
| 摩耗 | まもう mamou | wear; abrasion |
| 心神耗弱 | しんしんこうじゃく shinshinkoujaku | diminished capacity; diminished responsibility |
See also: Chinese symbol for “dissipation”.
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