衰弱

Chinese
 
weak; feeble; decline
weak; feeble; decline; wane; mourning garments
 
weak; feeble; young
weak; feeble; young; inferior
simp. and trad.
(衰弱)		 衰 弱

Pronunciation

Verb

衰弱

  1. to fall away; to waste away; to weaken

Synonyms

Derived terms

Adjective

衰弱

  1. feeble; weak; faint

Synonyms

Antonyms

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (衰弱):
  • → Japanese: 衰(すい)弱(じゃく) (suijaku)
  • → Korean: 쇠약(衰弱) (soeyak)
  • → Vietnamese: suy nhược (衰弱)

Japanese
Kanji in this term
衰 弱
すい
Grade: S		 じゃく
Grade: 2
on’yomi kan’on

Pronunciation

Noun

衰(すい)弱(じゃく) • (suijaku) ←すいじやく (suizyaku)?

  1. breakdown, collapse, emaciation, debility

Derived terms

Verb

衰(すい)弱(じゃく)する • (suijaku suru) ←すいじやく (suizyaku)?intransitive suru (stem 衰(すい)弱(じゃく)し (suijaku shi), past 衰(すい)弱(じゃく)した (suijaku shita))

  1. to break down, to collapse
  2. to waste away, to fall into decline, to weaken

Conjugation
Conjugation of "衰弱する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 衰弱し すいじゃくし suijaku shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 衰弱し すいじゃくし suijaku shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 衰弱する すいじゃくする suijaku suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 衰弱する すいじゃくする suijaku suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 衰弱すれ すいじゃくすれ suijaku sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 衰弱せよ¹
衰弱しろ²		 すいじゃくせよ¹
すいじゃくしろ²		 suijaku seyo¹
suijaku shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 衰弱される すいじゃくされる suijaku sareru
Causative 衰弱させる
衰弱さす		 すいじゃくさせる
すいじゃくさす		 suijaku saseru
suijaku sasu
Potential 衰弱できる すいじゃくできる suijaku dekiru
Volitional 衰弱しよう すいじゃくしよう suijaku shiyō
Negative 衰弱しない すいじゃくしない suijaku shinai
Negative continuative 衰弱せず すいじゃくせず suijaku sezu
Formal 衰弱します すいじゃくします suijaku shimasu
Perfective 衰弱した すいじゃくした suijaku shita
Conjunctive 衰弱して すいじゃくして suijaku shite
Hypothetical conditional 衰弱すれば すいじゃくすれば suijaku sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References
  1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  2. Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
衰弱

Noun

衰弱 • (soeyak) (hangeul 쇠약)

  1. Hanja form? of 쇠약 (“weakness; infirmity”).

Vietnamese
chữ Hán Nôm in this term
衰弱

Verb

衰弱

  1. chữ Hán form of suy nhược (“depleted (of energy); debilitated; weakened”).
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