萎 — kanji meaning “wither”
萎
wither, droop, lame
- Meanings
- wither, droop, lame
- On'yomi
- イ (i)
- Kun'yomi
- な、しお.れる、しな.びる、しぼ.む、な.える
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- 8
- Classical radical
- 140
- Chinese reading
- wēi, wěi — Chinese character page
Words with 萎
| 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 |
| 萎凋 | いちょう ichou | wilting; withering |
| 萎萎 | しおしお shioshio | dejectedly; in low spirits; downheartedly |
| 萎びる | しなびる shinabiru | to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade |
| 萎靡 | いび ibi | decline; decay |
| 陰萎 | いんい in'i | impotence (sexual); erectile impotence |
| 萎縮症 | いしゅくしょう ishukushou | atrophy |
| 萎縮腎 | いしゅくじん ishukujin | contracted kidney |
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