痿える

Japanese

Kanji in this term
痿
な
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 痿える – 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] (slang) to be turned off, to be hard-off, to recoil
[verb] (slang) Antonym of 萌(も)える (moeru, “to feel moe”)
Alternative spelling
萎える
(This term, 痿える, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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