The kanji 耗 primarily conveys the idea of "to decrease," "to consume," or "to exhaust." It implies a reduction in quantity, resources, or energy over time. This can relate to things being used up, worn down, or diminished in some way.

・On-yomi (音読み): もう (mō) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): へ(る) (he(ru))

⚫︎消耗品 Translation: Consumables; expendable supplies. ⚫︎消耗戦 Translation: A war of attrition; a war of exhaustion. ⚫︎体力を耗する Translation: To exhaust one's physical strength.

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The kanji 耗 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字). The left side is a radical representing "grain" or "food". The right side is 毛 which represents “hair”. Originally, the character's meaning was related to grain being eaten by mice, causing a loss or decrease. Later, it expanded to the general meaning of "to decrease" or "to consume." The combination suggests the gradual reduction of resources, like grain being consumed little by little.