萎縮

See also: 萎缩

Chinese

wither; spiritless; withered
 
to withdraw; to pull back; to contract
to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce
trad. (萎縮) 萎 縮
simp. (萎缩) 萎 缩

Pronunciation


Verb

萎縮

  1. to wither (of plants)
  2. to atrophy (of parts of the body)
  3. to decline; to slump (of markets, economies, etc.)

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
萎 縮
い
Grade: S
しゅく
Grade: 6
on’yomi

Alternative forms

  • 委縮

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [iɕɨᵝkɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

萎(い)縮(しゅく) • (ishuku) 

  1. withering
  2. atrophy

Verb

萎(い)縮(しゅく)する • (ishuku suru) suru (stem 萎(い)縮(しゅく)し (ishuku shi), past 萎(い)縮(しゅく)した (ishuku shita))

  1. to wither

Conjugation

Korean

Hanja in this term
萎縮

Noun

萎縮 • (wichuk) (hangeul 위축)

  1. Hanja form? of 위축 (“withering; atrophy”).
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