JLPT N1 · Noun

弱 (jaku)

弱 (じゃく, jaku) is a Japanese noun meaning “a little less than; a little under”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: じゃく
Romaji: jaku
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

a little less than; a little under; slightly fewer than · suffix
weakness; the weak; low (setting) · noun
-lower (seismic intensity) · suffix · after a number on the Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale; e.g. 5弱

Example sentences

６月末に参加者を募ったら１週間弱で約５００席が予約でいっぱいになった。

When participants were sought at the end of June all, about 500, seats were reserved in under a week.

Tatoeba #74055

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 弱

弱

weak, frailジャク・よわ.い・よわ.る · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 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薄弱はくじゃくfeebleness貧弱ひんじゃくpoor弱るよわるto weaken

Source: JMdict entry 1324510 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.