EntryCommonJLPT N2
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

    exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste

    その男の子の世話で彼女は非常に精力を消耗する。
    Taking care of the boy is a great drain on her energies.
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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel

Kun
き.えるけ.す
On
ショウ
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
345 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 12

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-3-7SKIP code
3a7.16The Kanji Dictionary
3912.7Four corner code
346deroo
6d88Unicode hex code
1-30-35JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2574Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3158New Nelson (John Haig)
443New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
531Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
327Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
402Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
144Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
155Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
336A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
612Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17529PMorohashi
316A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
845Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
864Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
429sakade
686Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
332henshall3
357Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
458crowley
219Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1194Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
146Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xiao1Pinyin reading
soKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
12WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

decrease

On
モウコウ
Strokes
10
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Radical
plow

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (28)
CodeReference
1-6-4SKIP code
0a10.12The Kanji Dictionary
5291.4Four corner code
1456deroo
8017Unicode hex code
1-44-55JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3694Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4709New Nelson (John Haig)
1309New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1660Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
881Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1199Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1914Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2063Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1880A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1720Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
28909PMorohashi
1853A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1197Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1260Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1662Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1383Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1783Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1581Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1933Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
hao4Pinyin reading
moKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)