JLPT N5 · Senses & states

痩せる

やせる

to lose weight

Stroke order of 痩せる

3 characters, 16 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

痩 · 12 strokesせ · 3 strokes る · 1 strokes

Memory trick

A sickness frame (疒) around the word for old man (叟): the body wastes thin.

Parts: 痩 lean (疒 sickness + 叟) + せる

The characters in 痩せる

せせ — se (3 strokes)
るる — ru (1 strokes)

Example sentence

運動して痩せました。

うんどうしてやせました。

I exercised and lost weight.

More words: Senses & states

見えるto be visible 聞こえるto be audible 困るto be in trouble 違うto differ; to be wrong 要るto need 生まれるto be born 生きるto live 太るto gain weight 消えるto disappear; to go out 勤めるto work for 弾くto play (an instrument)踊るto dance

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