EntryCommonJLPT N1WaniKani 49
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)

    彼は老衰で二年前に亡くなった。
    He died of old age two years ago.
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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

old man, old age, grow old

Kun
お.いるふ.ける
On
ロウ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
803 of 2500
Radical
old
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Used in names as

えびおい

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
3-4-2SKIP code
2k4.5The Kanji Dictionary
4471.1Four corner code
1456deroo
8001Unicode hex code
1-47-23JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3683Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4696New Nelson (John Haig)
3197New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3963Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2040Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2754Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1251Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1340Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
788A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
334Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
637Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
28842Morohashi
609A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
543Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
552Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
541sakade
837Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
638henshall3
472Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
737Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1576Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1259Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
lao3Pinyin reading
roKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

decline, wane, weaken

Kun
おとろ.える
On
スイ
Strokes
10
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1432 of 2500
Radical
clothes
WaniKani
Level 49

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
2-2-8SKIP code
2j8.1The Kanji Dictionary
0073.2Four corner code
465deroo
8870Unicode hex code
1-31-74JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
312Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5432New Nelson (John Haig)
2100New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2604Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1333Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1806Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1890Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2037Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1577A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1501Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
34127Morohashi
1456A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1676Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1791Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1725Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1388Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1805Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1622Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1908Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shuai1, cui1Pinyin reading
soe, choeKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
49WaniKani level