萎える

Japanese

Kanji in this term
萎
な Grade: S
kun'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 萎える – see the following entry.

【なえる】 [verb] [from late 1100s] to lose strength, to become physically weaker; to become numb and paralyzed, as in the hands or legs [verb] [from early 1900s] to lose one's drive [verb] [from late 900s] to wither, to droop [verb] [from late 1100s] to bend (such as a branch) [verb] [from late 900s] to become flexible and soft from wear (said of textiles, either from the fibers breaking down, or from the starch used for stiffening wearing off) [verb] [date uncertain] to be turned off, to recoil

(This term, 萎える, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)