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N4 Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

()せるto become thin, to lose weight, to reduce (one's) weight, to slim, to be barren, to be infertile, to be sterile

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to become thin, to lose weight, to slim

    2. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      2.

      to become impoverished (of soil), to become sterile, to become infertile, to become barren

    All Forms

    痩せる 【やせる】瘠せる 【やせる】

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    Examples

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      入院(にゅういん)したら()てしまいました。

      I lost weight when I was hospitalized.

      • N4

      彼女(かのじょ)()せるために運動(うんどう)をしているらしい。

      She says she is exercising to lose weight.

      • N4

      ダイエットを(はじ)めて(いっ)ヶ月(かげつ)でこんなに()せる(こと)出来(でき)ました。

      I was able to lose so much weight in the first month of the diet.

      • N4

      こんな()せている土地(とち)ではフルーツも野菜(やさい)(なに)(そだ)たないだろう。

      Nothing will grow on such a barren land, not even fruits and vegetables.

      • N3

      病気(びょうき)のせいで()せてしまったので、これから徐々(じょじょ)筋肉(きんにく)()(もど)そうと(おも)う。

      Since I have lost a lot of weight because of my illness, now I will gradually regain muscle mass.

      • N3
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