"衰える" meaning in Japanese

See 衰える in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: [o̞to̞ɾo̞e̞ɾɯ̟]
Etymology: From Classical Japanese 衰(おとろ)ふ (otorofu), itself a combination of 劣(おと)ろ (otoro, the 未然形(みぜんけい) (mizenkei, “irrealis form”) of 劣(おと)る (otoru, “to be inferior to”)) + ふ (-fu, an auxiliary verb expressing repetition or ongoing state) . Development Natural progression from Old and Classical Japanese 下二段活用 (shimo nidan katsuyō, “lower bigrade conjugation”) verbs ending in -u to modern Japanese 下一段活用 (shimo ichidan katsuyō, “lower monograde conjugation”) verbs ending in -eru. For the Old / Classical form, see the 衰ふ entry. Etymology templates: {{ja-r|衰ふ|おとろふ}} 衰(おとろ)ふ (otorofu), {{ja-r|未然形|みぜんけい|irrealis form}} 未然形(みぜんけい) (mizenkei, “irrealis form”), {{ja-r|劣る|おとる|to be inferior to}} 劣(おと)る (otoru, “to be inferior to”), {{ja-com|劣ろ|おとろ|-ふ|pos1=the 未然形(みぜんけい) (<span class="mention-tr tr">mizenkei</span>, “irrealis form”) of 劣(おと)る (<span class="mention-tr tr">otoru</span>, “to be inferior to”)|pos2=an auxiliary verb expressing repetition or ongoing state}} 劣(おと)ろ (otoro, the 未然形(みぜんけい) (mizenkei, “irrealis form”) of 劣(おと)る (otoru, “to be inferior to”)) + ふ (-fu, an auxiliary verb expressing repetition or ongoing state) Head templates: {{ja-verb|おとろえる|hist=おとろへる|tr=intrans|type=2}} 衰(おとろ)える • (otoroeru) ^(←おとろへる (otoroferu)?)intransitive ichidan (stem 衰(おとろ)え (otoroe), past 衰(おとろ)えた (otoroeta)) Forms: 衰える [canonical] (ruby: (おとろ)), otoroeru [romanization], otoroferu [romanization], 衰え [stem] (ruby: (おとろ)), 衰えた [past] (ruby: (おとろ)), no-table-tags [table-tags], 衰え [error-unrecognized-form], おとろえ [error-unrecognized-form], otoroe [error-unrecognized-form], 衰える [error-unrecognized-form], おとろえる [error-unrecognized-form], otoroeru [error-unrecognized-form], 衰えれ [error-unrecognized-form], おとろえれ [error-unrecognized-form], otoroere [error-unrecognized-form], 衰えよ [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], 衰えろ [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], おとろえよ [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], おとろえろ [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], otoroeyo [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], otoroero [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], 衰えられる [passive], おとろえられる [passive], otoroerareru [passive], 衰えさせる [causative], 衰えさす [causative], おとろえさせる [causative], おとろえさす [causative], otoroesaseru [causative], otoroesasu [causative], 衰えられる [potential], 衰えれる [colloquial, potential], おとろえられる [potential], おとろえれる [colloquial, potential], otoroerareru [potential], otoroereru [colloquial, potential], 衰えよう [volitional], おとろえよう [volitional], otoroeyō [volitional], 衰えない [negative], 衰えぬ [negative], 衰えん [negative], おとろえない [negative], おとろえぬ [negative], おとろえん [negative], otoroenai [negative], otoroenu [negative], otoroen [negative], 衰えず [continuative, negative], おとろえず [continuative, negative], otoroezu [continuative, negative], 衰えます [formal], おとろえます [formal], otoroemasu [formal], 衰えた [perfective], おとろえた [perfective], otoroeta [perfective], 衰えて [conjunctive], おとろえて [conjunctive], otoroete [conjunctive], 衰えれば [conditional, hypothetical], おとろえれば [conditional, hypothetical], otoroereba [conditional, hypothetical]
  1. weaken, waste away, decline, fade Wikipedia link: Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
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    {
      "form": "衰えさせる",
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    {
      "form": "衰えさす",
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      "form": "おとろえさせる",
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      "form": "おとろえさす",
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      "form": "衰えない",
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      "form": "衰えぬ",
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      "form": "衰えん",
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      "form": "おとろえぬ",
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      "form": "おとろえん",
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      "form": "otoroenai",
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      "form": "otoroenu",
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      "form": "衰えて",
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      "form": "otoroete",
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          "english": "Willpower declined",
          "ref": "2007, 新時代日漢辭典 /新时代日汉辞典 (Xīn Shídài Rì-hàn Cídiǎn), 1st edition, 大新書局 /大新书局 (Dàxīn Shūjú), →ISBN:",
          "roman": "kiryoku ga otoroeta",
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      "form": "おとろえる",
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      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    },
    {
      "form": "otoroeru",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    },
    {
      "form": "衰えれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "おとろえれ",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    },
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      "form": "otoroere",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "衰えよ",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative",
        "literary"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "衰えろ",
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        "colloquial",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative"
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    },
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      "form": "おとろえよ",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative",
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "おとろえろ",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "colloquial",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "otoroeyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative",
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "otoroero",
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      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "衰えられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "おとろえられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "otoroerareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "衰えさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "衰えさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "おとろえさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "おとろえさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "otoroesaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "otoroesasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "衰えられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "衰えれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "colloquial",
        "potential"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "おとろえられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "おとろえれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "potential"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "otoroerareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "otoroereru",
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      "tags": [
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        "potential"
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    },
    {
      "form": "衰えよう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
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    },
    {
      "form": "おとろえよう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "otoroeyō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "衰えない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "衰えぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "衰えん",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "おとろえない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "おとろえぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "おとろえん",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "otoroenai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "otoroenu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "otoroen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "衰えず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "おとろえず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "otoroezu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "衰えます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "おとろえます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "otoroemasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "衰えた",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "おとろえた",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "otoroeta",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "衰えて",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "おとろえて",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "otoroete",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "衰えれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "おとろえれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "otoroereba",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "hypothetical"
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      "expansion": "衰(おとろ)える • (otoroeru) ^(←おとろへる (otoroferu)?)intransitive ichidan (stem 衰(おとろ)え (otoroe), past 衰(おとろ)えた (otoroeta))",
      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
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  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "Japanese compound terms",
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        "Japanese intransitive verbs",
        "Japanese lemmas",
        "Japanese links with manual fragments",
        "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
        "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Japanese shimo ichidan verbs",
        "Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji",
        "Japanese terms suffixed with ふ",
        "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
        "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
        "Japanese terms with usage examples",
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              11,
              19
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          "english": "Willpower declined",
          "ref": "2007, 新時代日漢辭典 /新时代日汉辞典 (Xīn Shídài Rì-hàn Cídiǎn), 1st edition, 大新書局 /大新书局 (Dàxīn Shūjú), →ISBN:",
          "roman": "kiryoku ga otoroeta",
          "ruby": [
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              "気力",
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              "衰",
              "おとろ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "気力が衰えた",
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        }
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      "glosses": [
        "weaken, waste away, decline, fade"
      ],
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          "weaken",
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          "waste away",
          "waste away"
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          "decline",
          "decline"
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          "fade",
          "fade"
        ]
      ],
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        "Nihon Kokugo Daijiten"
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "other": "おとろえる"
    },
    {
      "other": "おとろえる"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[o̞to̞ɾo̞e̞ɾɯ̟]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "衰える"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 衰える meaning in Japanese (8.5kB)

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