すがれる

Also written 尽れる, 末枯れる, 闌れる

Meanings

  1. Ichidan verb, Intransitive to wither (esp. plants as winter draws near); to fade; to shrivel See also: 末枯れる (うらがれる).
  2. to pass one's prime; to start deteriorating; to begin to decline

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