See also: 萎缩

Chinese edit

wither; spiritless; withered
 
to withdraw; to pull back; to contract
to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce
trad. (萎縮)
simp. (萎缩)

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Verb edit

萎縮

  1. to wither (of plants)
  2. to atrophy (of parts of the body)
  3. to decline; to slump (of markets, economies, etc.)

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Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
しゅく
Grade: 6
on’yomi

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Noun edit

()(しゅく) (ishuku

  1. withering
  2. atrophy

Verb edit

()(しゅく)する (ishuku surusuru (stem ()(しゅく) (ishuku shi), past ()(しゅく)した (ishuku shita))

  1. to wither

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Korean edit

Hanja in this term

Noun edit

萎縮 (wichuk) (hangeul 위축)

  1. Hanja form? of 위축 (withering; atrophy).