痩 means “get thin, lose weight”

やせる · yaseru

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading): やせる
On'yomi (Chinese reading): ソウ, チュウ, シュウ, シュ

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 12 strokes

The story

Sickness (疒) wrapped around 叟, an old man: picture someone grown gaunt and thin. 痩せる is to lose weight, the promise of every diet ad, and 痩せ我慢 is putting on a brave face out of pride, like shivering in shorts in winter.

Used in 痩せる (yaseru, to lose weight), 痩せ我慢 (yasegaman, enduring out of pride), and 痩身 (soushin, slimming)

痩 means “get thin, lose weight”

The story

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