This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: スイ、おとろ.える
Romaji: sui, otoro.eru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

decline, wane, weaken

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  8
Frequency:  1432
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-2-8
Korean Reading:  choe
Chinese Reading:  cui1
Unicode:  8870
JIS:  3F6A

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2100
Nelson Index: 312
New Nelson Index: 5432
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2j8.1
Four Corner Index: 0073.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 1456
Gakken Index: 1577
Daikanwanjiten Index: 34127
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0183
Remembering the kanji Index: 1890
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1725
Kodansha Compact Index: 1622
Kanji in Context Index: 1805
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1333
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1806
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1908
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2037
Essential Kanji Index: 1501
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2604
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 465
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1388

Words

衰退 (すいたい)
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
衰弱 (すいじゃく)
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
衰え (おとろえ)
weakening; emaciation; decline
老衰 (ろうすい)
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
衰亡 (すいぼう)
ruin; downfall; collapse
衰える (おとろえる)
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither; to waste away
減衰 (げんすい)
attenuation; damping; decay
盛衰 (せいすい)
rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes
衰微 (すいび)
decline; decadence; ebb tide
盛衰興亡 (せいすいこうぼう)
rise and fall; ups and downs; waxing and waning; prosperity and decline; vicissitudes
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