Word Meaning 痩せても枯れても

やせてもかれても yasetemokaretemo

痩せても枯れても is read as やせてもかれても (yasetemokaretemo) and means even though one has fallen on hard times.

Meaning

English

  1. even though one has fallen on hard times
  2. however down on one's luck one may be

Reading

Kana

やせてもかれても

Romaji

yasetemokaretemo

Writing Variants

  • やせても枯れても やせてもかれても yasetemokaretemo

Stroke Sequence

8 Characters • 34 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 2級 Proverb Rank 165040 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

痩せる

やせる

to be barren

痩身

そうしん

slim figure

枯れ木

かれき

dead tree

枯れ葉

かれは

dead leaf

木枯らし

こがらし

cold wintry wind

枯れる

かれる

to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

枯渇

こかつ

drying up

枯死

こし

withering

栄枯

えいこ

vicissitudes

枯れ草

かれくさ

dry grass

枯れ枝

かれえだ

dead branch (or twig, etc.)