Question

衰 おとろ.える 老衰(ろうすい): senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)衰える(おとろえる): to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither; to waste away S 衣: garment; clothes; dressing口: mouth 衣 6 (none) decline If you thought that the dude in 哀 was pathetic, you haven´t seen him after his decline. Here he is carrying a stick around in his mouth like a dog, allowing people to rent him and play catch with him for money!

Accepted Answer

スイ decline, wane, weaken 1 1432 10 145 ころも・ころもへん 会意 Compound Ideographic If you thought that the dude in 哀 was pathetic, you haven´t seen him after his decline. Here he is carrying a stick around in his mouth like a dog, begging people to throw it for him. Note that the mouth is closed only after the stick goes in, as is only logical.

Kanji	衰
Onyomi	スイ
Kunyomi	おとろ.える
English	decline, wane, weaken
Examples	老衰(ろうすい): senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age) 衰える(おとろえる): to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither; to waste away
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	1432
Components	衣: garment; clothes; dressing 口: mouth
Number of Strokes	10
Kanji Radical	衣
Radical Number	145
Radical Strokes	6
Radical Reading	ころも・ころもへん
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword	decline
Koohii Story 1	If you thought that the dude in 哀 was pathetic, you haven´t seen him after his decline. Here he is carrying a stick around in his mouth like a dog, begging people to throw it for him. Note that the mouth is closed only after the stick goes in, as is only logical.
Koohii Story 2	If you thought that the dude in 哀 was pathetic, you haven´t seen him after his decline. Here he is carrying a stick around in his mouth like a dog, allowing people to rent him and play catch with him for money!

Mouth Stick Decay Thought Dude 哀 Pathetic Haven´T