Otoroeru

JLPT N1

衰える (Otoroeru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to become weak, to decline, to wear, to abate”.

Meanings

  1. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither

Examples

  • The wind abated a little.

  • He declined in health.

  • My eyesight is beginning to fail.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 衰える

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