The kanji 弱: meaning, readings and stroke order
弱
- Meaning
- weak
- On reading
- ジャク jaku
- Kun reading
- よわ(い) yowai、よわ(る) yowaru、よわ(まる) yowamaru、よわ(める) yowameru
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 弓 bow
- Level
- Level 2 · grade 2
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- yếu (nhược)
- Japanese
- よわい。
- Korean
- 약하다 (약)
- Chinese
- 弱
Readings, words and example sentences
ジャク jaku · on reading
弱点
weak point
自分の 弱点を よく 知ります。
I know my own weak points well.
よわ(い) yowai · kun reading
弱い
weak
今日は 風が 弱いです。
The wind is weak today.
よわ(る) yowaru · kun reading
弱る
get weak
馬が 少し 弱って います。
The horse is a little weak.
よわ(まる) yowamaru · kun reading
弱まる
get weaker, die down
雨が だんだん 弱まります。
The rain is getting lighter and lighter.
よわ(める) yowameru · kun reading
弱める
make weaker, turn down
なべの 火を 弱めます。
I turn down the heat under the pot.
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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.