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Zach

耗

Readings

Kana: モウ、コウ、カウ
Romaji: mou, kou, kau
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

decrease

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  127
Frequency: 
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-6-4
Korean Reading:  mo
Chinese Reading:  hao4
Unicode:  8017
JIS:  4C57

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1309
Nelson Index: 3694
New Nelson Index: 4709
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 0a10.12
Four Corner Index: 5291.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 1853
Gakken Index: 1880
Daikanwanjiten Index: 28909P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0176
Remembering the kanji Index: 1914
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1662
Kodansha Compact Index: 1581
Kanji in Context Index: 1783
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 881
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1199
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1933
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2063
Essential Kanji Index: 1720
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1660
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1456
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1383

Words

消耗 (しょうもう、しょうこう)
exhaustion; consumption; waste; dissipation
損耗 (そんもう)
loss
消耗戦 (しょうもうせん)
war of attrition
消耗品 (しょうもうひん)
consumable goods
心神耗弱 (しんしんこうじゃく)
diminished capacity; diminished responsibility; legally unaccountable (e.g. due to mental illness, drugs, alcohol, etc.)
摩耗 (まもう)
wear; abrasion
減耗 (げんもう、げんこう)
natural decrease
消耗的 (しょうこうてき)
exhaustive
消耗品費 (しょうもうひんひ)
expenses for consumable goods; supplies expenses
心神耗弱者 (しんしんこうじゃくしゃ)
person of diminished capacity (e.g. drugs, alcohol, mental retardation, etc.)
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