漢字道KANJIDO

10 strokesRadical

1University / general10 strokesRadical
On
ゼイ・セイ・セツ
Kun
もろ.い・よわい
Meaning
brittle; fragile

Origin

ORIGIN

Flesh 月 with 危 as phonetic: flesh soft and apt to fall apart — brittle.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 脆弱ぜいじゃく

    fragile; vulnerable

  • 脆いもろい

    brittle; easily broken

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

地盤が脆弱なので補強が必要だ。

The ground is weak, so reinforcement is needed.

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