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弱
JLPT N2 SL2 10 strokes Frequency: #958

Meanings

Weak, Frail

Radicals

弓

Decomposition

⿰⿹弓冫⿹弓冫

Etymology

Ideographic: Two shoots 弓 dying to frost 冫

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 10

Stroke Order

1 corner right-to-left
2 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
3 corner bottom-right-to-top-left
4 dot bottom-to-top
5 rising bottom-to-top
6 corner right-to-left
7 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
8 corner bottom-right-to-top-left
9 dot bottom-right-to-top-left
10 rising bottom-right-to-top-left
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
ジャク jaku
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
よわ yowa

Words Using This Kanji

159 words total
Other (20 words)
強弱 きょうじゃく

strength and weakness

弱い相互作用 よわいそうごさよう

weak interaction

弱 じゃく

a little less than

弱くする よわくする

to turn down (heat, sound, etc.)

弱り衰える よわりおとろえる

to languish

弱音をはく よわねをはく

to whine

弱国 じゃっこく

weak country

弱者 じゃくしゃ

weak person

弱体化 じゃくたいか

weakening

弱肉強食 じゃくにくきょうしょく

the law of the jungle

弱き者 よわきもの

weak person

弱り込む よわりこむ

to be severely troubled

弱音 じゃくおん

soft sound

弱行 じゃっこう

weakness in execution

弱視 じゃくし

amblyopia

弱体 じゃくたい

weak constitution

弱点 じゃくてん

weak point

弱い よわい

weak

弱さ よわさ

weakness

虚弱 きょじゃく

feebleness

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