Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

Stroke count: 11

Meaning: wither, droop, lame

Kunyomi: しお.れる しな.びる しぼ.む な.える

Onyomi:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: grass

Examples

Onyomi Examples

イシュク withering, shrivelling, shrinking, atrophy, contraction

黄病 イオウビョウ chlorosis, greensickness

インイ impotence (sexual), erectile impotence

Kunyomi Examples

える なえる to lose strength, to become weak, to disappear (of energy, drive, etc.), to wither, to droop, to wilt, to feel demotivated, to lose interest, to become disappointed

え落ち なえおち disconnecting from an online game because one is losing

れる しおれる to wither, to wilt, to droop, to fade, to be dejected, to be disheartened, to be depressed, to be crestfallen

びる しなびる to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin), to wilt, to fade, to wither, to be wizened

しぼむ to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.), to wilt, to droop, to shrivel, to fade (away), to sag, to deflate

える なえる to lose strength, to become weak, to disappear (of energy, drive, etc.), to wither, to droop, to wilt, to feel demotivated, to lose interest, to become disappointed