JLPT N2 · 10 strokes
Kanji 弱: "weak, frail"
The kanji 弱 means "weak, frail". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ジャク in on'yomi and よわ.い, よわ.る, よわ.まる, よわ.める in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ジャク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
よわ.いよわ.るよわ.まるよわ.める
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | weak, frail |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 958 of 2,501 |
Common words with 弱
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 弱いweak; frail; delicate; tender
- 弱点weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect
- 弱るto weaken; to grow weak; to wane; to decline (of one's health) · to be downcast; to be dejected; to be dispirited
- 弱々しいfaible, frêle, chétif
- 弱気timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted · bearish
- 弱a little less than; a little under; slightly fewer than · weakness; the weak; low (setting)
- 弱まるto abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected
- 弱み(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
- か弱いweak; feeble; delicate; frail
- 弱者weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
- 衰弱weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
- 貧弱poor; meagre; meager; feeble
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