耗
- Kanji
- 耗
- Level
- N1
- Meaning
- decrease, waste
- On'yomi
- コウ
- Strokes
- 10
- Common compounds
消耗 (しょうもう) consumption, exhaustion ; 耗弱 (こうじゃく) exhaustion
- Memory hook
This kanji shows GRAIN (禾) being WASTED by a COMB (毛, used as phonetic for 'mou' or 'kou' but visually like something that takes away).