Kanji 弱

音読おんよみ: ジャク・ニャク

訓読くんよみ: よわ・よわ
よわまる・よわめる

画数かくすう: 10 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 弓(ゆみ)

Meaning

Weak / feeble / to weaken

  • 弱点じゃくてん — weak point
  • 弱気よわき — timid, faint-hearted
  • 弱者じゃくしゃ — the weak, disadvantaged
  • 強弱きょうじゃく — strength and weakness
  • 弱体じゃくたい — weakness / decline

The kanji 弱 combines two elements of 弓 (bow) placed together, along with lines suggesting fragility or lightness. It expresses the idea of being soft or feeble, like a bow that has lost its tension.

このいぬあしよわいです。
This dog has weak legs.

かぜよわまってきました。
The wind has weakened.

点
Creates
弱点じゃくてん — weak point
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