Moto 弱: Weak; FrailKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ジャク
- Kun'yomi
- よわ(い)、よわ(る)、よわ(まる)、よわ(める)
- Level
- JLPT N2Jōyō, grade 2
- Words
- 189 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ジャク)
- 弱点じゃくてんweak point; weakness
- 弱者じゃくしゃweak person; the weak
- 弱体じゃくたいweak (organization, organisation)
- 精神薄弱せいしんはくじゃくmental retardation; mentally retarded
- 病弱びょうじゃくweak (constitution); sickly
- 衰弱すいじゃくweakness; debility
- 貧弱ひんじゃくpoor; meagre
- 弱じゃくlittle less than; slightly fewer than
- 弱冠じゃっかんtwenty years of age
- 弱小じゃくしょうpuniness; youth
- 弱肉強食じゃくにくきょうしょくsurvival of the fittest; the law of the jungle
- 弱視じゃくしamblyopia; weak sight
- 弱震じゃくしんmild earthquake
- 強弱きょうじゃくstrength and weakness; (degree of) strength
- 微弱びじゃくfeeble; faint
- 心神耗弱しんしんこうじゃくdiminished capacity; diminished responsibility
- 脆弱ぜいじゃくweak; frail
- 薄弱はくじゃくfeebleness; weakness
- 虚弱きょじゃくfeebleness; weakness
- 軟弱なんじゃくweakness
- ぜい弱ぜいじゃくweak; frail
- ぜい弱性ぜいじゃくせいvulnerability; weakness
- 一強他弱いっきょうたじゃくone strong, many weak
- 一強多弱いっきょうたじゃくone strong, many weak
- 交通弱者こうつうじゃくしゃvulnerable road users
- 全身衰弱ぜんしんすいじゃくgeneral prostration
- 内容が貧弱ないようがひんじゃくlacking substance; poor in content
- 劣弱れつじゃくinferiority
- 劣弱意識れつじゃくいしきinferiority complex
- 勇将の下に弱卒なしゆうしょうのもとにじゃくそつなしfollowers take after their leaders; there are no cowardly soldiers under a brave general
- 勇将の下に弱卒無しゆうしょうのもとにじゃくそつなしfollowers take after their leaders; there are no cowardly soldiers under a brave general
- 勇将弱卒ゆうしょうじゃくそつthere are no cowardly soldiers under a superior general
- 堕弱だじゃくapathetic; lackadaisical
- 外交弱勢がいこうじゃくせいoutbreeding depression
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 弱気よわきtimid; weak-kneed
- 弱みよわみ(a) weakness; shortcoming
- 弱いよわいweak; frail
- か弱いかよわいweak; feeble
- 弱き者よわきものweak person; the weak
- 弱まりよわまりabatement; weakening
- 弱まるよわまるto abate; to weaken
- 弱めるよわめるto weaken
- 弱り果てるよわりはてるto be exhausted; to be at a loss
- 弱るよわるto weaken; to grow weak
- 弱含みよわふくみbearish (stock market)
- 弱火よわびlow flame (cooking); low heat
- 弱腰よわごしweak attitude
- 弱虫よわむしcoward; weakling
- 弱音よわねfeeble complaint; whine
- 気弱きよわtimid; fainthearted
- ごく弱火ごくよわびvery low flame (cooking); lowest heat
- ひ弱ひよわweak; delicate
- ひ弱いひよわいweak; sickly
- 体が弱いからだがよわいfrail; having a weak constitution
- 体の弱いからだのよわいfrail; having a weak constitution
- 力弱いちからよわいweak
- 大弱りおおよわりextremely troubled; very puzzled
- 女は弱しされど母は強しおんなはよわしされどはははつよしthough the woman is weak, the mother is strong
- 女は弱し然れど母は強しおんなはよわしされどはははつよしthough the woman is weak, the mother is strong
Other readings
- 弱々しいよわよわしいfrail; slender
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