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弱 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「弓」

道
9Elementary year 2 ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「弓」
On
ジャクじゃく · jaku
Kun
よわ(い)yowa(i)
Meaning
weak

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Two pliant bows (弓) side by side, looking delicate → weak.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onジャクじゃくjaku弱点じゃくてん弱小じゃくしょう強弱きょうじゃく
Kunよわいyowai弱いよわい弱虫よわむし足弱あしよわ
Kunよわるyowaru弱るよわる
Kunよわまるyowamaru弱まるよわまる
Kunよわめるyowameru弱めるよわめる

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 弱点じゃくてん

    weak point

  • 弱気よわき

    timid, faint-hearted

More words with this kanji

  • 脆弱ぜいじゃく
  • 孅弱せんじゃく
  • 孱弱せんじゃく
  • 虚弱きょじゃく
  • 衰弱すいじゃく
  • 懦弱だじゃく

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

体(からだ)が 弱(よわ)いです。

My body is weak.

IDIOMS

Idioms with this kanji

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

弱気弱点弱気spirit点dot弓bow引to pul…弟younge…強strong弖te若young柘wild…寂lonely雀sparro…惹attrac…
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 弓Map of reading ジャクAll maps

Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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