Vocabulary

What does 退化 (たいか, taika) mean?

退化 (たいか, taika) means degeneration, atrophy.

Quick facts
Readingたいか
Romajitaika
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
たいか
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworktaika

degeneration, atrophy

Example sentences

  • Muscles that aren't used gradually atrophy.

  • I have come to feel my eyesight deteriorating.

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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.

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