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
弱い

He is timid / weak-willed.

勝つ かつ
自分 自身 弱さ 勝つ こと より 大切

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

弱点 じゃくてん
自分 弱点 克服 した

He overcame his weakness.

克服 こくふく
自ら 弱点 克服した

He overcame his own weaknesses.

弱る よわる
長引く 風邪 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
弱々しい 助け 求めた

He asked for help in a frail voice.

弱気 よわき
一度 失敗 弱気 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
らしからぬ 弱気 発言 驚いた

I was surprised by his uncharacteristically weak-spirited remark.

じゃく
自分 弱点 隠す

He hides his weak points.

モード モード
冷房 モード 切り替えた

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

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