This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

尽れる

末枯れる、 闌れる

Reading

Kana: すがれる
Romaji: sugareru
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

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1

to wither (esp. plants as winter draws near); to fade; to shrivel

Note: word usually written using kana alone
See also: 末枯れる (reading うらがれる)
2

to pass one's prime; to start deteriorating; to begin to decline

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

Readings: ジン、 サン、 つ.くす、 -つ.くす、 -づ.くし、 -つ.く、 -づ.く、 -ず.く、 つ.きる、 つ.かす、 さかづき、 ことごと.く、 つか、 つき
Meanings: exhaust, use up, run out of, deplete, befriend, serve
Readings: マツ、 バツ、 すえ
Meanings: end, close, tip, powder, posterity
Readings: コ、 か.れる、 か.らす
Meanings: wither, die, dry up, be seasoned
Readings: ラン、 た.ける、 たけなわ、 てすり
Meanings: rise high, be well along