GoMe
EN

Vocabulary

What does 消耗 (しょうもう, shoumou) mean?

消耗 (しょうもう, shoumou) means consumption, wearing out, exhaustion.

Quick facts
Readingしょうもう
Romajishoumou
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
しょうもう
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshoumou

consumption, wearing out, exhaustion

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive exhaustion; consumption; using up

Example sentences

  • This task wears heavily on the nerves.

  • The long meeting wore out my stamina.

Kanji in this word

Look up another word →

Data sources and licences

Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.