Even as he gets older, his memory has not declined at all.
衰
decline, wane, weaken
Kanji
Grade
Grade 8
Strokes
10 strokes
Radical
衣部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
スイ
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
おとろえる
Common Readings
スイ, おとろ…える
Example sentences
I feel that my memory has been declining with age.
Due to a long period of illness, his body was completely debilitated.
Even civilizations that once flourished will eventually decline.
The empire fell into decline due to the corruption of high officials and the resulting national chaos.
My grandfather passed away from old age.
It is said that rise and fall is the way of the world.
Prosperity and decline are the way of the world.
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