Japanese symbol for “languish”
弱り衰える
よわりおとろえる
Romaji: yowariotoroeru
to languish
In Japanese, languish is 弱り衰える, read よわりおとろえる (yowariotoroeru).
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Meanings
- v1 to languish
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 弱い | よわい yowai | weak; frail; delicate |
| 弱点 | じゃくてん jakuten | weak point; weakness; shortcoming |
| 弱み | よわみ yowami | (a) weakness; shortcoming; failing |
| 弱気 | よわき yowaki | timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted |
| 貧弱 | ひんじゃく hinjaku | poor; meagre; meager |
| 脆弱 | ぜいじゃく zeijaku | weak; frail; fragile |
| 衰退 | すいたい suitai | decline; degeneration; decay |
| 衰え | おとろえ otoroe | weakening; emaciation; decline |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.