弱
commonweak; frail
Radical: 弓 (bow). Strokes: 10画. Elements: 弓冫. . Hangul: 약 [yag].
Jōyō Kanji 2nd Grade. JLPT N2.
Example compounds:
| ジャクJAKU | 心神耗弱【しんしんもうじゃくshinshinmōjaku】unsound mind; legally unaccountable (e.g. due to mental illness, drugs, alcohol, etc.); diminished capacity; diminished responsibility 弱肉強食【じゃくにくきょうしょくjakunikukyōshoku】The survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle 虚弱【きょじゃくkyojaku】feebleness; weakness; imbecility |
| よわいyowai | 弱い【よわいyowai】weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine) か弱い【かよわいkayowai】frail; feeble ひ弱い【ひよわいhiyowai】weak; sickly |
| よわるyowaru | 弱る【よわるyowaru】to weaken; to be troubled; to be downcast; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed; to impair |
| よわまるyowamaru | 弱まる【よわまるyowamaru】to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed |
| よわめるyowameru | 弱める【よわめるyowameru】to weaken 語気を弱める【ごきをよわめるgokiwoyowameru】to soften one's voice |
Codepoints and classification codes:
Dictionary indices:
| 5f31 | – | Unicode |
| 28-69 | – | JIS X 0208 |
| 1-5-5 | – | SKIP |
| 3h7.2 | – | TKD |
| 1712.7 | – | Four Corner |
| 3553 | – | De Roo |
| 650 | – | Classic Nelson |
| 1692 | – | The New Nelson Character Dictionary by A. Nelson |
| 1167 | – | New Japanese-English Character Dictionary by J. Halpern |
| 792 | – | Kanji Learner's Dictionary by J. Halpern |
| 1236 | – | Remembering the Kanji by J. Heisig |
| 819 | – | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage (Gakken) |
| 1647 | – | Japanese Names by P.G. O'Neill |
| 595 | – | Essential Kanji by P.G. O'Neill |
| 9791P | – | Daikanwajiten 「大漢和辞典」 by T. Morohashi vol. 4 p. 710 |
| 138 | – | A Guide to Remembering Japanese Characters by K.G. Henshall |
| 218 | – | Kanji & Kana by Spahn and Hadamitzky |
| 236 | – | Guide to Reading & Writing Japanese (H) by F. Sakade |
| 169 | – | Kanji Flashcards by M. Hodges and T. Okazaki |
| 154 | – | Guide to Reading & Writing Japanese: Third Edition 3rd edition by Henshall |
| 196 | – | Tuttle Kanji Cards by A. Kask |
| 112 | – | Kanji in Context by Nishiguchi and Kono |
| 610 | – | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1244 | – | Y. Maniette's French adaptation of Heisig |