衰 decline,wane

哀 (pitiful) + 一 (one/line radical)
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10 strokes
ILL PAIR

Onyomi

SUI

The SWEETness of sugar cane wanes if you don't eat it all at once.

Mnemonic

Let's call the horizontal line a rusty screwdriver, shall we? That way we can say. . .
The pitiful guy declined even more when he got his whiney mouth pierced by a rusty screwdriver!

Kunyomi

おとろ*える a decline in life-energy. (used only about living things) Usually brought about by sickness, aging, or stress.
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おとろ*え a decline
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Jukugo

衰退(すいたい)

decline ★★☆☆☆
衰 (decline,wane) + 退 (retreat) = 衰退 (decline)

decline of the economy, decline and fall of the Roman empire, decline of Western Civilization Part 2.

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
哀 pitiful MOUTH 口
衰 decline,wane HORIZONTAL LINE 一

When you rap, the rhymes from out your MOUTH is pitiful, but. . .

When I stab your mouth with a HORIZONTAL LINE (dagger) your health wanes.

Synonyms

decline
衰え    衰退   
feeble
軟弱    よわい か細い    衰弱    枯れる    衰    悪化する    廃れる