Meaning of 衰弱(すいじゃく) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

Reading and JLPT level 衰弱

Kana Reading すいじゃく

Romaji suijaku

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`

Meaning

weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration

Example Sentences

衰弱, すいじゃく used in context

複数の(ふくすう)呼吸器疾患(こきゅうきしっかん)による衰弱(すいじゃく)のため、彼(あれ)は先週(せんしゅう)、音楽(おんがく)指揮者(しきしゃ)としての仕事(しごと)を断念(だんねん)する旨(むね)の発表(はっぴょう)を余儀なく(よぎなく)された(される)ばかりでした。

Weakness brought on by a number of respiratory ailments had forced him just last week to announce that he was giving up his conducting career.
彼(あれ)は病気(びょうき)で衰弱(すいじゃく)していた(する)。

He was wasted away by illness.
子供たち(こどもたち)の中(なか)にはとても衰弱(すいじゃく)していて(する)立っていられない(たつ)者(もの)がいた。

Some of the children were too weak to stay on their feet.
じきに(じかに)その衰弱(すいじゃく)は回復(かいふく)します(する)よ。

You will recover from your weakness soon.

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衰 JLPT 1

decline, wane, weaken

On: スイ

Kun: おとろ.える

10 strokes

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弱 JLPT 4

weak, frail

On: ジャク

Kun: よわ.い, よわ.る, よわ.まる, よわ.める

10 strokes

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