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弱
Weak
よわ(い) (yowai), よわ(る) (yowaru)
JLPT N4
Interesting Fact
🏺 One of Japan's most famous art forms, "kintsugi," repairs broken pottery with gold instead of hiding the cracks. Rather than seeing damage as weakness, Japanese artisans celebrate it as part of the object's history. The bowl becomes more beautiful because it was once broken, turning weakness into lasting strength.
Memory Trick
The shape of 弱 looks like two people bending over from exhaustion.
Readings
Onyomi: ジャク (jaku)
Kunyomi: よわ(い) (yowai), よわ(る) (yowaru)
Example Words
弱い
よわい (yowai)
Weak
弱点
じゃくてん (jakuten)
Weak point
弱気
よわき (yowaki)
Timid
弱者
じゃくしゃ (jakusha)
Weak person
Example Sentence
彼は 数学が 少し 弱いです。
かれは すうがくが すこし よわいです。
kare wa suugaku ga sukoshi yowai desu
He is a little weak at mathematics.