萎縮

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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)
simp. (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

Grade: S
しゅく
Grade: 6
on'yomi

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

()(しゅく) (ishuku

  1. withering
  2. atrophy

Verb

()(しゅく)する (ishuku surusuru (stem ()(しゅく) (ishuku shi), past ()(しゅく)した (ishuku shita))

  1. to wither

Conjugation

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

萎縮 (wichuk) (hangeul 위축)

  1. hanja form? of 위축 (withering; atrophy)