耗
耗 — Decrease
decrease
On’yomiモウ (mou)
On’yomiコウ (kou)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 耗
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 消耗品 | しょうもうひん shoumouhin | consumable goods |
| 消耗 | しょうもう shoumou | exhaustion; consumption; using up |
| 心神耗弱 | しんしんこうじゃく shinshinkoujaku | diminished capacity; diminished responsibility; legally unaccountable (e.g. due to mental illness, drugs, alcohol, etc.) |
| 摩耗 | まもう mamou | wear; abrasion |
Study notes
耗 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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