萎 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning

wither, droop, lame

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • JHS
Kun (native)
  • しお(れる)
  • しな(びる)
  • しぼ(む)
  • な(える)JHS
Other languages
  • 拼音wei1
  • 拼音wei3
  • 한글wi
  • Hán-ViệtNuy

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
11 strokes
Radical
艸(くさ)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+840E

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱艹委

Words using this kanji

  • 萎縮いしゅく萎んで縮むこと。 元気がなくなること。精神がのびやかでなくなること。 正常の大きさであった生体の器官や組織等が、小さくなって機能しなくなること。縮退。withering, shrivelling, shrinking, contraction
  • 萎むしぼむto wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.), to wilt, to droop, to shrivel
  • 萎えるなえるto lose strength, to become weak, to disappear (of energy, drive, etc.), to wither
  • 萎れるしおれるto wither, to wilt, to droop, to fade
  • 萎萎しおしおdejectedly, in low spirits, downheartedly
  • 萎靡いびdecline, decay
  • 萎えなえweakening, loss of strength, disappointment, loss of interest
  • 萎凋いちょう衰え、萎むこと。 摘んだ茶葉をしおらせること。軽い発酵を伴う。wilting, withering, wilting tea leaves after harvest
  • 萎びるしなびるto shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin), to wilt, to fade, to wither
  • 萎縮症いしゅくしょうatrophy
  • 萎縮腎いしゅくじんcontracted kidney
  • 萎黄病いおうびょうchlorosis, greensickness
  • 萎縮病いしゅくびょうdwarf disease (plants), leaf curl
  • 萎縮性いしゅくせいatrophic
  • 萎凋病いちょうびょうwilt disease, fusarium crown rot, fusarium wilt
  • 萎靡沈滞いびちんたいdecline of energy and vigour (vigor)
  • 萎え落ちなえおちdisconnecting from an online game because one is losing
  • 萎縮効果いしゅくこうかchilling effect
  • 萎縮性鼻炎いしゅくせいびえんatrophic rhinitis
  • 萎縮性胃炎いしゅくせいいえんatrophic gastritis

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
2-3-8
Four Corner
4440.4
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3k8.18
Heisig
986
Nelson
3973