しゅ

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. withering, shriveling, shrinking, atrophy, contraction.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しゅ
萎縮 いしゅく
しゅ
委縮 いしゅく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

wither, droop, lame
イ な しお.れる (11th)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
committee, entrust to, leave to
イ ゆだ.ねる まかせ (3rd, N2)
two-branch tree radical (no. 115)
カ いね (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
woman, female
ジョ おんな め (1st, N5)
shrink, contract, shrivel
シュク ちぢ.む (6th, N1)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
inn, lodging, relay station
シュク やど すく (3rd, N3)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
hundred, leader of 100 men, east-west path between paddies
ヒャク ハク おさ (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
hundred
ヒャク ひゃっ お (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
white
しろ ハク しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)