Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1432 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 10
Meaning: decline, wane, weaken
Kunyomi: おとろ.える
Onyomi: スイ
Composition: 衣
Radical: 衣
Meaning: clothes
衰退 (スイタイ) decline, degeneration, decay, waning, ebbing
衰弱 (スイジャク) weakness, debility, breakdown, prostration
減衰 (ゲンスイ) attenuation, damping, decay
盛衰 (セイスイ) rise and fall, ups and downs, welfare, vicissitudes
衰える (おとろえる) to become weak, to decline, to wear, to abate, to decay, to wither, to waste away