decline,wane

(pitiful) + (one/line radical)
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Onyomi

SUI

The SWEETness of sugar cane wanes if you don't eat it all at once.

Mnemonic

Let's call the horizontal line a rusty screwdriver, shall we? That way we can say. . .
The pitiful guy declined even more when he got his whiney mouth pierced by a rusty screwdriver!

Kunyomi

おとろ*える a decline in life-energy. (used only about living things) Usually brought about by sickness, aging, or stress.
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おとろ*え a decline
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Jukugo

衰退(すいたい)

decline ★★☆☆☆
(decline,wane) + 退 (retreat) = 衰退 (decline)

decline of the economy, decline and fall of the Roman empire, decline of Western Civilization Part 2.

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
pitiful MOUTH
decline,wane HORIZONTAL LINE

When you rap, the rhymes from out your MOUTH is pitiful, but. . .

When I stab your mouth with a HORIZONTAL LINE (dagger) your health wanes.

Synonyms

decline
衰え    衰退   
feeble
軟弱    よわい か細い    衰弱    枯れる    衰    悪化する    廃れる