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N4 Kanji 3: 弱

Meaning of kanji 弱:

In Japanese, 弱 means “weak”.

How to read kanji 弱:

Kunyomi	よわ
Onyomi	じゃく

How to write kanji 弱:

Origin of kanji 弱:

You can see two bows, and the bowstring is loose.
Man who uses it will be weaker than others.
So 弱 stands for “weak”.

Development of kanji 弱:

Vocabulary containing kanji 弱:

Word	Reading	Meaning
弱い	よわい	weak
弱る	よわる	to weaken
弱点	じゃくてん	weakness
弱者	じゃくしゃ	the weak
衰弱	すいじゃく	weakness
弱める	よわめる	to weaken
貧弱	ひんじゃく	poor
弱まる	よわまる	be weak
弱み	よわみ	weakness
病弱	びょうじゃく	weak
弱気	よわき	bearish
軟弱	なんじゃく	weak
弱小	じゃくしょう	weak
か弱い	かよわい	weak
弱音	よわね	complaints
弱虫	よわむし	weakling

Example Sentences of kanji 弱:

僕の弱点を見つけさせないぞ。
You won’t find my weak point.

彼女は生まれつき弱い。
She is weak by nature.

彼女は暑さには弱いんです。
She is sensitive to the heat.

彼は病弱なので心配だ。
I am concerned about his poor health.

彼は弱者に深い思いやりがある。
He has a deep feeling for the weak.

彼は体の弱い子供だった。
He was a weak and delicate child.

彼は視力が弱い。
He has poor eyesight.

彼の英語の知識は貧弱である。
His knowledge of English is poor.

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