衰

to weaken; decline

Kanji 1456

See how Japanese authors present Japan as a nation in decline—and as a developing country! Learn to discuss the rise and fall of companies, and discover why one might refer to a company as an empire. Find out how to say, "We can trace the decline to the 1950s," "Life has ups and downs," "My memory is failing," "He died of old age," and "I wasted away to skin and bones."