Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 萎縮(いしゅく) in Japanese

萎縮, 委縮
Kana Reading
いしゅく
Romaji
ishuku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    withering; atrophy; contraction; dwarf


Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

17 strokes

shrink, contract, shrivel, wrinkle, reduce

On'Yomi: シュク

Kun'Yomi: ちぢ.む, ちぢ.まる, ちぢ.める, ちぢ.れる, ちぢ.らす

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JLPT 2

8 strokes

committee, entrust to, leave to, devote, discard

On'Yomi: イ

Kun'Yomi: ゆだ.ねる

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11 strokes

wither, droop, lame

On'Yomi: イ

Kun'Yomi: な, しお.れる, しな.びる, しぼ.む, な.える

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