Japanese symbol for “weakening”
衰え
おとろえ
Romaji: otoroe
weakening; emaciation; decline
In Japanese, weakening is 衰え, read おとろえ (otoroe).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n weakening; emaciation; decline
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “weakening”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 萎え | なえ nae | weakening; loss of strength |
| 弱まり | よわまり yowamari | abatement; weakening |
| 軟化 | なんか nanka | weakening (of the market) |
| 弱化 | じゃっか jakka | weakening |
| 失速 | しっそく shissoku | downturn; slowdown; slump |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 衰退 | すいたい suitai | decline; degeneration; decay |
| 衰える | おとろえる otoroeru | to become weak; to decline; to wear |
| 老衰 | ろうすい rousui | senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age) |
| 衰弱 | すいじゃく suijaku | weakness; debility; breakdown |
| 盛衰 | せいすい seisui | rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare |
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.
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