Kanji

弱

weak, frail

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

弓部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ジャク

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

よわい, よわる, よわまる, よわめる

Common Readings

ジャク, よわ…い, よわ…まる, よわ…める, よわ…る

Example sentences

弱い よわい
彼は気が弱い。

He is timid / weak-willed.

勝つ かつ
自分自身の弱さに勝つことが、何よりも大切だ。

Winning against your own weakness is more important than anything else.

弱点 じゃくてん
彼は自分の弱点を克服した。

He overcame his weakness.

克服 こくふく
彼は自らの弱点を克服した。

He overcame his own weaknesses.

弱る よわる
長引く風邪で体が弱ってしまった。

My body has weakened due to a lingering cold.

弱々しい よわよわしい
彼は弱々しい声で助けを求めた。

He asked for help in a frail voice.

弱気 よわき
彼は一度の失敗で弱気になってしまった。

He became faint-hearted after a single failure.

らしからぬ らしからぬ
彼らしからぬ弱気な発言に驚いた。

I was surprised by his uncharacteristically weak-spirited remark.

じゃく
彼は自分の弱点を隠す。

He hides his weak points.

モード モード
冷房のモードを「弱」に切り替えた。

I switched the air conditioner's mode to 'low'.

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