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  1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

    low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

    君の犬は本当に意気消沈しているのだろう。
    Your dog may be really depressed.

Also written 意気銷沈【いきしょうちん】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

4
意
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking

On
イ
Strokes
13
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
99 of 2500
Radical
心 heart
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

音心日立

Used in names as

もとよし

Words starting with 意Words ending in 意Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-11, 2-5-8SKIP code
5b8.2The Kanji Dictionary
0033.6Four corner code
458deroo
610fUnicode hex code
1-16-53JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5113Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1926New Nelson (John Haig)
2136New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2650Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1352Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1834Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
608Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
654Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
118A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2007Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
225Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10921Morohashi
226A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
132Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
132Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
155sakade
176Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
246henshall3
416Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
86crowley
291Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.19busy_people
791Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
615Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yi4Pinyin reading
euiKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level
気
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood

Kun
いきき
On
キケ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
113 of 2500
Radical
气 steam
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

气丶ノ乞
Words starting with 気Words ending in 気Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-4-2, 2-2-4SKIP code
0a6.8The Kanji Dictionary
8041.7Four corner code
2356deroo
6c17Unicode hex code
1-21-04JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2480Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3025New Nelson (John Haig)
3194New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3960Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2037Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2751Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1885Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2030Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
77A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
319Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
144Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17046PMorohashi
11A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
134Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
134Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
59sakade
67Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
68henshall3
52Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
55crowley
246Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.6busy_people
1150Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1903Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qi4Pinyin reading
giKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level
消
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
水 water
WaniKani
Level 12

Built from

月汁尚
Words starting with 消Words ending in 消Anywhere in a word
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
沈
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

sink, be submerged, subside, be depressed, aloes

Kun
しず.むしず.める
On
チンジン
Strokes
7
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1271 of 2500
Radical
水 water
WaniKani
Level 43

Built from

汁尢冖

Used in names as

しん

Words starting with 沈Words ending in 沈Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-4SKIP code
3a4.9The Kanji Dictionary
3411.2Four corner code
357deroo
6c88Unicode hex code
1-36-32JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2508Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3069New Nelson (John Haig)
261New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
306Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
195Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
231Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1888Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2033Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1319A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
399Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1097Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17189Morohashi
1601A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
936Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
964Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
668Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1139Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1129Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1166Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1906Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
chen2, shen3Pinyin reading
chim, simKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
43WaniKani level