# 耗 — wear out; decrease

耗 means “wear out; decrease”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: モウ (mou), コウ (kou). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: wear out; decrease
- On'yomi: モウ (mou), コウ (kou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Numbers & amounts 4

## How to remember 耗

Sounds like 毛: both read モウ.

Parts: 耒 plough · 毛 hair

## Don't confuse it with

[耕](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/plough/)

## More in the “Numbers & amounts 4” set

[堆](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/piled-high/) · [壱](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/one-in-legal-writing/) · [斤](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/counter-for-loaves/) · [丙](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/third-in-order/) · [弐](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/two-in-legal-writing/) · [耗](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wear-out/) · [僅](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/a-little/) · [箇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/counter-for-places/)

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