| Kanji | 痩 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | ソウ、チュウ、シュウ、シュ |
| Kunyomi | や.せる |
| English | get thin |
| Examples | 痩せる(やせる): (1) to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to slim (2) to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile |
| JLPT Level | 0 |
| Jouyou Grade | S |
| Components | 疒: trailing sickness; sick radical (no. 104) 叟: old person |
| Number of Strokes | 12 |
| Kanji Radical | 疒 |
| Radical Number | 104 |
| Radical Strokes | 5 |
| Radical Reading | やまい・やまいだれ |
| Traditional Form | 瘦 |
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic |
| Keyword | lose weight |
| Koohii Story 1 | The most horrific way to lose weight is from that devastating sickness that came from a monkey's crotch. |
| Koohii Story 2 | The poor monkey obviously had a sickness. He was scratching his crotch the whole time and when he started to lose weight heavily, the caretakers knew they couldn´t save him anymore. |
Tags: jlpt.n0, grades, kanji_body_health.illness
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