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衰える

おとろえる · otoroeru

to decline, to weaken

JLPT N3 verb
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Example sentences

  • はをにて、が。

    Ningen wa toshi o toru ni tsurete, tairyoku ga otoroeru.

    As humans age, their physical strength declines.

  • がにて、はに。

    Bunmei ga susumu ni tsurete, shi wa hotondo hitsuzenteki ni otoroeru.

    As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines.

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