Keyword
weak
Info
FrequencyTop 500-600
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
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KankenLevel 9
Heisig1323
Readings
よわ
(70%)
Composed of
bow (weapon)
icicles
bow (weapon)
icicles
Used in kanji (6 in total)
to drown
bind
sardine
a kind of water plant
Used in vocabulary (192 in total)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
frail; slender; feminine
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
timid; fainthearted
to weaken
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
weak; frail; fragile
to whine; to make feeble complaints
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
weak person; the weak
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
feeble; faint; weak
timid; faint of heart
puniness; youth
weak; delicate; sickly
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
weak person; the weak
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
timid; faint of heart
weak; feeble
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
feeble complaint; whine
feebleness; weakness; imbecility
neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration (card game involving turning over face-down cards to find identical pairs)
weak attitude
weak person; the weak
to faint; to be exhausted
low flame (cooking); low heat; simmering
twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...
apathetic; lackadaisical; spiritless; physically weak; feeble; effeminate
picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak
to turn down (heat, sound, etc.)
weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
feebleness; weakness; weak
frail; slender; feminine
death from prostration; death from emaciation
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
weak-headed; can't drink much; can't hold one's liquor; can't take one's drink; easily gets drunk
weakness; effeminacy; enervation
vulnerability; weakness; fragility
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
weak (organization, organisation)
weak force; weak interaction
tenderhearted; faint of heart
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
to be exhausted; to be at a loss; to be worn out; to be helpless
weak; sickly
dim witted; bird-brained; dullard
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
amblyopia; weak sight
weak-willed; lacking a purpose; lacking will power to be patient, purposeful, or resolute
the socially vulnerable; the weak of society; socially disadvantaged people
picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak
person with limited access to information (via the Internet, television, etc.); person who is inept at using the Internet to access information; Internet illiterate
delicate; frail
picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak
to whine; to make feeble complaints
cowardly soldier
having weak legs; slow walker
weak; frail; fragile
extremely troubled; very puzzled
dyspepsia; indigestion; weak digestion
graceful young woman; sylph
(enervating) attraction to books or learning
misfortunes never come singly
person with limited access to information (via the Internet, television, etc.)
picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak
apathetic; lackadaisical; spiritless; physically weak; feeble; effeminate
abatement; weakening
diminished capacity; diminished responsibility; legally unaccountable (e.g. due to mental illness, drugs, alcohol, etc.)
time of weakness
to soften one's voice
picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak
weak electric current
not good with figures
weak foreign policy; weak-kneed diplomacy
damper; mute (on musical instruments)
young person; inexperienced person; novice
infirm of purpose and lacking in decision
reduction; weakening; attenuation; diminution; diminishment; lessening
weak foreign policy; weak-kneed diplomacy
weakness; feebleness; imbecility
young and weak
mental retardation; mentally retarded
Simon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii); any thin, but flexible bamboo
child born in last half of the year
low-power transmission; weak signals
slight color-blindness; slight colour-blindness
bearish tendency; weak tone (of a market)
feeble-minded (weak-minded) person; mentally deficient person
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
bad back; spineless person
vulnerable road users; mobility-impaired people; people without public transport access
mentally-handicapped (retarded) child; weak-minded child
infirmities of old age; young and old; all ages
mild earthquake
person of diminished capacity (e.g. drugs, alcohol, mental retardation, etc.)
inferiority; weakness
followers take after their leaders; (lit.) there are no cowardly soldiers under a brave general
physically weak or sickly child
apathetic; lackadaisical; spiritless; physically weak; feeble; effeminate
vulnerability; weakness; fragility
youngster; young and immature person
to weaken; to be at wits' end
weakling; coward
weak-hearted approach; soft line; easier way (route)
having a weak chest
railway carriage with the air conditioning set to a higher temperature
weakness in execution
very low flame (cooking); lowest heat
puniness; youth
unaccented beat
attack your enemy's strength with your weakness
very low flame (cooking); lowest heat
bear market; bearish market; weak market
hypotonic contractions (during labor (labour)); uterine inertia; weak labor; weak labour; slow labor; slow labour
dynamics mark; dynamics marking
feminine poetic style (e.g. in the Man'yōshū)
feminine poetic style (e.g. in the Man'yōshū)
followers take after their leaders; (lit.) there are no cowardly soldiers under a brave general
young monk; boy monk
weakness
young brother
(stock market) barely holding steady
light electrical appliance
weak electrical current line (e.g. intercom)
there are no cowardly soldiers under a superior general
though the woman is weak, the mother is strong
though the woman is weak, the mother is strong
young orphan; being alone and weak with no place to go to
stupid and weak
bearish traders; bear interests; short side
lacking substance; poor in content
railway carriage with the air conditioning set to a higher temperature
Examples (80 in total)
You are weak.
She is too weak.
My legs are weak.