消耗|しょうもうshoumou[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbexhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
   その男の子おとこのこの世話せわで彼女かのじょは非常ひじょうに精力せいりょくを消耗しょうもうする。↗

   Taking care of the boy is a great drain on her energies.

• Synonym消費しょうひNeutralCovers using up goods, electricity and heat, as in 「カロリーを消費する」; 「消耗」 stresses gradual decrease and wear through use.
• Synonym費やすついやすNeutralA verb for spending time, money or effort; 「消耗」 focuses on something being gradually worn down and reduced.
• Synonym損耗そんもうWrittenWritten style: wear and loss from use, as of equipment or supplies; 「消耗」 is also common for physical strength and energy.
• Related使用しようNeutralA general word for using something; 「消耗」 stresses that what is used decreases or wears out.
• Related利用りようNeutralUsing something effectively or to advantage; 「消耗」 stresses the reduction or loss involved in use.
• Related使うつかうNeutralThe everyday verb for using things — the most common choice; 「消耗」 stresses decrease during use.
• Antonym補充ほじゅうNeutralReplenishing what is lacking — the opposite of 「消耗」, which describes supplies being used up and decreasing.
• Antonym蓄積ちくせきWrittenWritten style: to accumulate or store up gradually — the opposite of the gradual decrease of 「消耗」.

Use 「消耗」 for strength, energy or supplies gradually decreasing through use, as in 「体力を消耗する」. For electricity, heat or calories, use 「消費」; for spending time or money 「費やす」; for plain use 「使う」; for equipment wear 「損耗」. 「補充」 and 「蓄積」 are opposites.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 使つかって磨り減すりへったり無なくなったりすること。
2. 体力たいりょくや気力きりょくを使い果つかいはたすこと。