Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: get thin

Kunyomi: や.せる

Onyomi: ソウ チュウ シュウ シュ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: sickness

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ソウシン slim figure, lean figure, weight reduction

ソウカ achene, akene, achenium

ルイソウ emaciation, weight loss

Kunyomi Examples

せる やせる to become thin, to lose weight, to reduce (one's) weight, to slim, to be barren, to be infertile, to be sterile