単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#6,807 most used

衰える

おとろえる4

Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)

to become weak; to decline

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

My eyesight is beginning to fail.

from Tatoeba

IN OTHER SENTENCES

Tom's eyesight is deteriorating.

from Tatoeba · tommy_san

MEANING

1

to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither; to waste away

ichidan verb · intransitive

TANGOYA ASKS

The dictionary gives 衰える this one meaning.

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#6,807 most used

Written衰える only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium