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    3. 古び衰える

    古び衰える

    古ふるび​衰おとろえ​る​

    to waste away

    KMT9News #25+1VerbCore ConceptsKanji Vocab21 strokes

    ふるびおとろえる

    Verb

    1.
    to waste away

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    古ふるいい家えは古ふるび衰おとろえていた。

    The old house was wasting away.

    KMT9Core ConceptsHome & Housing
    長ながい年ねん月げつを経へて、その建たて物ものは古ふるび衰おとろえてしまった。

    After many years, the building wasted away.

    KMT9Core Concepts
    適てき切せつな手て入いれを怠おこたると、どんなに立りっ派ぱなものでも古ふるび衰おとろえていく。

    If proper maintenance is neglected, even the most magnificent things will waste away.

    KMT9Core Concepts
    かつて栄さかえた文ぶん明めいも、やがて古ふるび衰おとろえる運うん命めいにある。

    Even once prosperous civilizations are destined to eventually waste away.

    KMT9Core ConceptsHistory
    人にん間げんも歳としを重かさねると、肉にく体たいは古ふるび衰おとろえるが、精せい神しんは成せい長ちょうし続つづけることができる。

    As humans age, their bodies waste away, but their spirits can continue to grow.

    KMT9Core ConceptsEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    古
    ふる.い・ふる-・-ふる.す…(2)
    old
    Kanji
    衰
    おとろ.える…(1)
    decline・wane・weaken
    Kanji
    び
    bi
    Kana
    え
    e
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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