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Grade 2JLPT N2

weak, frail

10 strokes · frequency rank #958

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よわ.い、よわ.る、よわ.まる、よわ.める

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Common words

  1. じゃくてんweak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect1
    • Mathematics is her weak point.

    • Every man has his weak points.

    • There is no man but has his weak points.

  2. じゃくa little less than; a little under; slightly fewer than2
    • When participants were sought at the end of June all, about 500, seats were reserved in under a week.

  3. よわいweak; frail; delicate; tender3
    • That sure puts me on the spot.

    • I am weak in geography.

    • I am a bad sailor.

  4. よわみ(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point4
  5. よわるto weaken; to grow weak; to wane; to decline (of one's health)5
    • He sank under the weight of age.

    • He is worn with age.

    • My mother was very weak from a long illness.

  6. じゃくたいweak constitution; weak body6
  7. よわきtimid; weak-kneed; fainthearted7
    • Faint heart never won fair lady.

    • He scolded her for her weakness.

    • Idleness is only the refuge of weak minds.

  8. じゃくしゃweak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person8
    • The strong must help the weak.

    • Weak people lose.

    • God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.

  9. よわむしcoward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp9
    • He resented being called a coward.

  10. よわねfeeble complaint; whine10

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