1173/2000
JLPT: N1
School Grade: Junior high school
This character was formerly written 脫, a combination of 月 flesh/of the body and 兌 a non-general use character meaning exchange. Here 兌/兑 is a phonetic element. It is also working to express “lose.” Together with 月 this gives to “lose flesh,” a reference to losing weight. Over time this was applied to a range of things leaving the body, such as clothes.














