Kanji

Level: N2 Strokes: 10

弱

Meaning in English

weak, frail, faible

Readings

Onyomi: ジャク Kunyomi: よわ.い, よわ.る, よわ.まる, よわ.める Romaji: jaku / yowa.i, yowa.ru, yowa.maru, yowa.meru

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弱

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese fraco, frágil, debilitado

Spanish débil, frágil, debilucho

Korean 약한, 허약한, 나약한

French faible, fragile, faible

Italian debole, fragile, debole

German schwach, gebrechlich, schwach

Indonesian lemah, rapuh, mudah tersinggung

★ Vietnamese yếu đuối, mỏng manh, dễ hỏng

Thai อ่อนแอ เปราะบาง บอบบาง

Related kanji

N4 強 kyou, gou / tsuyo.i, tsuyo.maru, tsuyo.meru, shi.iru, kowa.i strong, fort, fuerte N1 張 chou / ha.ru, -ha.ri, -ba.ri lengthen, counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch N1 弧 ko arc, arch, bow N1 弾 dan, tan / hi.ku, -hi.ki, hazu.mu, tama, haji.ku, haji.keru, tada.su, haji.kiyumi bullet, twang, flip N1 弥 mi, bi / ya, iya, iyo.iyo, wata.ru all the more, increasingly, más aún N1 弦 gen / tsuru bowstring, chord, hypotenuse N4 弟 tei, dai, de / otouto younger brother, faithful service to elders, frère cadet N1 弘 kou, gu / hiro.i vast, broad, wide N3 引 in / hi.ku, hi.keru pull, tug, jerk

Words with this kanji

N1 薄弱 hakujaku feebleness, weakness, weak N1 弱 jaku delicate, supple N1 貧弱 hinjaku poor, meager, insubstantial N1 弱る yowaru to weaken, to be troubled, to be emaciated N2 弱点 jakuten weak point, weakness N3 弱まる yowamaru to weaken, to be emaciated, to be dejected N3 弱める yowameru to weaken N5 弱い yowai weak