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萎縮 (いしゅく) — withering | Kumi Dictionary

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萎縮

萎縮

萎い縮しゅく

withering

Kanji Vocab Medicine & Health Emotions & Psychology28 strokes

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委縮

いしゅく

Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

1.

withering, shrivelling, shrinking

2.

contraction, atrophy

medicine

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Kanji that make up this word

な・しお.れる・しな.びる・しぼ.む・な.える…(1)

wither・droop・lame

ちぢ.む・ちぢ.まる・ちぢ.める・ちぢ.れる・ちぢ.らす…(1)

shrink・contract・shrivel・wrinkle・reduce

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