See also: 萎缩

Chinese

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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)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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萎縮

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

Derived terms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S
しゅく
Grade: 6
on'yomi

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(しゅく) (ishuku

  1. withering
  2. atrophy

Verb

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

  1. to wither

Conjugation

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Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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萎縮 (wichuk) (hangeul 위축)

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