しょう
消
もう
耗

noun, takes する, transitive verb, intransitive verb

  1. exhaustion, consumption, using up, dissipation, waste.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しょう
消
もう
耗
 消耗 しょうもう ✔
しょう
消
こう
耗
 消耗 しょうこう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

extinguish, blow out, turn off
き.える　ショウ　け.す (3rd, N3)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
resemblance
ショウ　あやか.る (9th, N1)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
decrease
モウ　コウ (9th, N1)
come, plough, three-branch tree radical (no. 127)
ライ　ルイ　き (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
un-, not yet, hitherto
ミ　いま.だ　ビ (4th, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
fur, hair, feather
モウ　け　めん (2nd, N2)
to depend on, to entrust with
タク　チャク
seven
なな　シチ　なの (1st, N5)