弱
frail, weak
Readings
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Grade:2
Strokes:10
JLPT:2
Frequency:958
Vocabulary
ジャク
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 弱者 | ジャクシャ | weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person |
| 弱体 | ジャクタイ | weak constitution; weak body; weak (organization, system, etc.); feeble |
| 弱点 | ジャクテン | weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot; tender spot |
| 衰弱 | スイジャク | weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration |
| 精神薄弱 | セイシンハクジャク | feeble-mindedness; intellectual disability |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| か弱い | かよわい | weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless |
| 弱 | じゃく | a little less than; a little under; slightly fewer than; weakness; the weak; low (setting); -lower (seismic intensity) |
| 弱い | よわい | weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine) |
| 弱まる | よわまる | to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed |
| 弱める | よわめる | to weaken |
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