Japanese symbol for “wilting”
萎凋
いちょう
Romaji: ichou
wilting; withering
In Japanese, wilting is 萎凋, read いちょう (ichou).
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Meanings
- n wilting; withering
- n wilting tea leaves after harvest
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “wilting”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ぐんにゃり | ぐんにゃり gunnyari | flaccid; wilting; soft |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 萎縮 | いしゅく ishuku | withering; shrivelling; shrinking |
| 萎える | なえる naeru | to lose strength; to become weak; to disappear (of energy, drive, etc.) |
| 萎え | なえ nae | weakening; loss of strength |
| 萎む | しぼむ shibomu | to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop |
| 萎れる | しおれる shioreru | to wither; to wilt; to droop |
| 凋落 | ちょうらく chouraku | decline; fall; decay |
| 凋残 | ちょうざん chouzan | ruined; withered |
| 凋尽 | ちょうじん choujin | withering; decay; 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.