弱 – weak, frail

10 strokesTaught in grade 2#958 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 弱 means weak, frail. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ジャク (jaku); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is よわ.い、よわ.る、よわ.まる、よわ.める (yowai, yowaru, yowamaru, yowameru). It is written with 10 strokes, under radical 弓 (no. 57).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ジャク	jaku
Kun’yomi	よわ.い	yowai
Kun’yomi	よわ.る	yowaru
Kun’yomi	よわ.まる	yowamaru
Kun’yomi	よわ.める	yowameru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 弓 (Kangxi radical 57). Components: 弓・冫.

Words using 弱

弱いよわいweak弱まるよわまるto abate弱めるよわめるto weaken弱点じゃくてんweak point弱じゃくa little less than薄弱はくじゃくfeebleness貧弱ひんじゃくpoor弱るよわるto weaken

Example sentences

それを言われると弱いなあ。

That sure puts me on the spot.

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あらしの勢いが弱まった。

The storm abated.

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大きなかしわの木が風の力を弱めている。

The big oak tree breaks the force of the wind.

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Kanji with the same radical

強引張弾弟弓弧弛

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