“Weak” or “Delicate” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “弱”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “弱” means “Inferior”, “Young” or “A little less than” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “弱”
Jouyou Kanji “弱” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 10 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | じゃく(jaku) |
| にゃく(nyaku) | |
| Kun-Yomi | よわ(い)(yowa(i)) |
| よわ(る)(yowa(ru)) | |
| よわ(まる)(yowa(maru)) | |
| よわ(める)(yowa(meru)) | |
| Meanings | Weak, Delicate, Frail |
| Be inferior, Fall behind | |
| Weaken, Enfeeble | |
| Young | |
| Twenty yeas old | |
| The word which is used when a number is little bit enough to a certain number. |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “弱”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 弱酸(じゃくさん-ja ku sa n) | Weak acid |
| 弱志(じゃくし-ja ku shi) | Weak will |
| 弱視(じゃくし-ja ku shi) | Amblyopia, Weak sight, Low vision |
| 弱質(じゃくしつ-ja ku shi tau) | Debility, Infirmity, Infirmitas |
| 弱者(じゃくしゃ-ja ku sha) | Weak person, Vulnerable person, Disadvantaged person |
| 弱小(じゃくしょう-ja ku sho u) | Small and weak, Lesser |
| 弱震(じゃくしん-ja ku shi n) | Slight earthquake shock, Minor earthquake, Mild earthquake |
| 弱卒(じゃくそつ-ja ku so tsu) | Cowardly soldier, Weak soldier |
| 弱体(じゃくたい-ja ku ta i) | ① Weak constitution, Weak body, ② Weak (organization, system etc), Feeble |
| 弱体化(じゃくたいか-ja ku ta i ka) | Weakening, Getting weak, Deterioration |
| 弱敵(じゃくてき-ja ku te ki) | Weak enemy |
| 弱点(じゃくてん-ja ku te n) | Weak point, Weakness, Defect, Sore spot, Tender spot |
| 弱電(じゃくでん-ja ku de n) | Weak electric current, Weak electric, Light electrical |
| 弱肉強食(じゃくにくきょうしょく-ja ku ni ku kyo u sho ku) | Law of the jungle, The stronger prey on the weaker |
| 弱年 or 若年(じゃくねん-ja ku ne n) | Young, Youth |
| 弱輩 or 若輩(じゃくはい-ja ku ha i) | ① Young man, Young person, Youngster, ② Greenhorn, Novice, Inexperienced person |
| 弱齢 or 若齢(じゃくれい-ja ku re i) | Young, Youth |
| 弱化(じゃっか-ja kka) | Weakening, Attenuation |
| 弱冠(じゃっかん-ja kka n) | ① Twenty years of age, ② Youth, Early age, Tender age of |
| 弱行(じゃっこう-ja kko u) | Weakness in execution |
| 弱国(じゃっこく-ja kko ku) | Weak nation, Weak country |
| 弱気(よわき-yo wa ki) | Timid, Weak-kneed, Fainthearted, Cowardly, Fearful, Bearish |
| 弱腰(よわごし-yo wa go shi) | Weak‐kneed, Faint‐hearted, Spineless, Timid, Weak attitude |
| 弱音(よわね-yo wa ne) | Feeble complaint, Whine |
| 弱味(よわみ-yo wa mi) | Weakness, Shortcoming, Failing, Sore point |
| 弱り目に祟り目(よわりめにたたりめ-yo wa ri me ni ta ta ri me) | Misfortunes never come singly |
| 胃弱(いじゃく-i ja ku) | Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Weak digestion |
| 強弱(きょうじゃく-kyo u ja ku) | ① Strong and weak, Strength and weakness, Degree of strength, ② Stress (of a sound), Loudness |
| 虚弱(きょじゃく-kyo ja ku) | Feebleness, Weakness, Imbecility |
| 脆弱(ぜいじゃく-ze i ja ku) | Fragile, Frail, Delicate, Vulnerable |
| 軟弱(なんじゃく-na n ja ku) | Cowardly, Fearful, Spineless, Wishy-washy, Gutless, Namby-pamby |
| 柔弱(にゅうじゃく-nyu u ja ku) | Weak, Weak-kneed, Soft, Feeble, Effeminate |
| 薄弱(はくじゃく-ha ku ja ku) | Spineless, Wishy-washy, Gutless, Namby-pamby, Feebleness, Weakness |
| 微弱(びじゃく-bi ja ku) | Faint, Weak, Feeble |
| 貧弱(ひんじゃく-hi n ja ku) | Meagerly, Stingy, Scrimpy, Meager, Poorness |
| 文弱(ぶんじゃく-bu n ja ku) | Enervating attraction to books or learning |
| 幼弱(ようじゃく-yo u ja ku) | Young and weak, Tot |
| 老弱(ろうじゃく-ro u ja ku) | ① Infirmities of old age, ② Young and old, All ages |
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