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弱

Weak

WaniKani level 7JLPT N2Joyo grade 2Top 500-1,000 · #95810 strokes

Meanings

Weak, Frail

On'yomi

じゃく

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

よわ.い、 よわ.る、 よわ.まる、 よわ.める

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 弱

弱 is written in 10 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

弱 (Weak) is taught on WaniKani at level 7 and appears in the JLPT N2 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 2 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #958 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 10 strokes.

Other kanji at WaniKani level 7

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Words using 弱

か弱いかよわいweak虚弱きょじゃくfeebleness強弱きょうじゃくstrength and weakness弱じゃくa little less than弱いよわいweak弱まるよわまるto abate弱めるよわめるto weaken弱るよわるto weaken弱音よわねfeeble complaint弱冠じゃっかんtwenty years of age弱気よわきtimid弱腰よわごしweak attitude弱者じゃくしゃweak person弱体じゃくたいweak constitution弱虫よわむしcoward弱点じゃくてんweak point

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