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N4 る-verb, Intransitive verb

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

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    1. る-verb, Intransitive verb

      1. 1.

        to become thin, to lose weight, to slim

      2. 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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      • や

      • せ

      • る

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    Examples

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      入院(にゅういん)したら痩(や)せてしまいました。

      I lost weight when I was hospitalized.

      • N4

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

      It seems that she is exercising to lose weight.

      • N4

      ダイエットを始(はじ)めて一(いっ)ヶ月(かげつ)でこんなに痩(や)せることができました。

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

      • N4

      こんな痩(や)せている土地(とち)ではフルーツも野菜(やさい)も何(なに)も育(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)のせいで痩(や)せてしまったので、これから徐々(じょじょ)に筋肉(きんにく)を取(と)り戻(もど)そうと思(おも)う。

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

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