Vocab Info

N1 る-verb, Intransitive verb

萎(しな)びるto shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin), to wilt, to fade, to wither, to be wizened

    Dictionary Definition

    1. る-verb, Intransitive verb

      1. 1.

        to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin), to wilt, to fade, to wither, to be wizened

        Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    萎びる 【しなびる】

    Details

      • し

      • な

      • び

      • る

    • Frequency

      General Top 43,700

    Examples

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    • 萎(しな)びた野菜(やさい)を捨(す)てる。

      To throw out the shriveled vegetables.

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    • 九十(きゅうじゅっ)歳(さい)の祖母(そぼ)の顔(かお)は萎(しな)びています。

      My 90-year-old grandmother's face is withered with age.

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    • 大根(だいこん)が萎(しな)びてしまったが、ギリギリ使(つか)えるだろう。

      The daikon has wilted, but I think it's still just barely usable.

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    • 萎(しな)びた果物(くだもの)を料理(りょうり)に使(つか)うなんて、一流(いちりゅう)の料理(りょうり)家(か)にあるまじき行為(こうい)だ。

      Using shriveled fruit in cooking is something no top-class chef would ever do.

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    • この野菜(やさい)は若干(じゃっかん)萎(しな)びていますが、火(ひ)を通(とお)せば問題(もんだい)なく使(つか)えるようになるでしょう。

      This vegetable is a little wilted, but it should be fine once you cook it.

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