Kanji
弱
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JLPT N2Jōyō · grade 2freq #95810 strokes
Meanings
weak, frail
ES: débil, endeble, delicado, debilitarse, debilitar
- On
- ジャク
- Kun
- よわ.い、よわ.る、よわ.まる、よわ.める
Common words
- 弱いよわいweak, frail, delicate, tender, unskilled, weak (wine)
- 弱点じゃくてんweak point, weakness, shortcoming, defect, flaw, sore spot, tender spot
- 弱るよわるto weaken, to grow weak, to wane, to decline (of one's health)
- 薄弱はくじゃくfeebleness, weakness
- 貧弱ひんじゃくpoor, meagre, meager, feeble, scanty, shabby, insubstantial
- 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
- 虚弱きょじゃくfeebleness, weakness, imbecility
Example sentences
そのひもはとても弱い。
The string is very weak.
Esa cuerda es muy endeble.
Tatoeba #212696(opens in a new tab)あらしの勢いが弱まった。
The storm abated.
La tormenta amainó.
Tatoeba #230064(opens in a new tab)電池が弱ってきているのでうまく動かない。
It doesn't work so well because the batteries are running down.
No funciona muy bien porque las pilas se están agotando.
Tatoeba #124769(opens in a new tab)数学は彼女の弱点です。
Mathematics is her weak point.
Las matemáticas son su punto débil.
Tatoeba #143550(opens in a new tab)