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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:

WordReadingMeaning
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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