漢字Kanji · in Tools & Weapons
弱: weak, frail
JLPT N210 strokesGrade 2Your ink: 白 Not met
弓 and 冫 carry the meaning
10 strokes
Five readings, and the words that use each
ジャクjaku · on'yomi · in compounds
- 弱点じゃくてんweakness
- 弱震じゃくしんmild earthquake
- 弱者じゃくしゃthe weak
- 十ドル弱じゅうドルじゃくa little less than ten dollars
よわいyowai · kun'yomi · on its own
- 弱いよわいweak, frail
よわるyowaru · kun'yomi
- 弱るよわるbe weakened, be troubled [v.i.]
よわまるyowamaru · kun'yomi
- 弱まるよわまるabate, be weakened [v.i.]
よわめるyowameru · kun'yomi
- 弱めるよわめるweaken [v.t.]
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成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“See the curve of a great bow held steady by a master archer! This character represents the beauty of tension and the potential of energy waiting to be released.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Also read ジャク
3 kanji share this on'yomiIn ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · ruò
Same form: 弱 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 弱 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 弱 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin ruò most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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