Meaning of weak in Japanese

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Definition of weak

  1. (adj-i) weak; sickly
ウィーク(wiiku) · ウイーク(uiiku)
  1. (n) week
  2. weak
さむい(samui) · さぶい(sabui) 寒い

寒 Kanji Details

  1. (adj-i) cold (e.g. weather)

    この寒さにはもう耐えられない。
    I can no longer stand the cold.

  2. uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull; weak; corny →Related words: お寒い
  1. (adj-i) loose
  2. lenient; lax
  3. gentle (curve, slope, etc.)
  4. slow; weak
  5. soft; not firm
  1. (adj-na, n) poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at)

    私は数学は苦手だ。
    I am out of my element in math.

  2. dislike (of)
  1. (adj-i) weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

    それを言われると弱いなあ。
    That sure puts me on the spot.

  1. (adj-na, n) weak (organization, organisation)
  1. (adj-i) thin

    肉を薄く切りなさい。
    Cut the meat into thin slices.

  2. pale; light

    彼はうすい青色のネクタイをしていた。
    He wore a light blue tie.

  3. watery; dilute; sparse

    うすい砂糖水を作った。
    I prepared a weak solution of sugar and water.

  4. weak (taste, etc.)

    コーヒーは薄いのが好きです。
    I'd like my coffee weak.

  5. slim (probability, etc.); small

    私は成功の望みが薄い。
    There is little hope of my success.

  1. (adj-na, n) feebleness; weakness; weak
  1. (adj-na, n) feeble; faint; weak
  1. (n) weak
  1. (n) weak; thin
  1. (adj-na) faint; dim; weak; slight; vague; indistinct; hazy
  2. poor; wretched; meagre; meager; scanty
  1. (adj-na, n) thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lean; weak; rarified; rarefied
  2. lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
  1. (adj-na, n) weak; delicate; sickly

    彼はあまりにもひ弱で戸外でゲームをする事はなかった。
    He was too frail to play games outdoors.

  1. (adj-na) poorly-built; weak; insubstantial

    柔よく剛を制す。
    Soft words win hard hearts.

せつ(setsu)

拙 Kanji Details

  1. (n, adj-na) poor; weak
  2. (pn, adj-no) I; me
  1. (adj-i) weak; feeble →Related words: 弱い
ヘロヘロ(herohero) · へろへろ(herohero)
  1. (adj-na, adv-to, vs) completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak; flimsy
ほそ(hoso)

細 Kanji Details

  1. (n) fine thread; hempen cord →Related words: 細引き , 細糸
  2. (n-pref) slender; narrow; weak
  3. (n-suf) narrowness
  1. (n) average (e.g. as a mark for homework); weak →Related words: 三角
やわい(yawai) · やっこい(yakkoi) 柔い

柔 Kanji Details

  1. (adj-i) soft
  2. weak
ひょろい(hyoroi)
  1. (adj-i) spindly; weak; gangly →Related words: ひょろひょろ
なよっちい(nayocchii)
  1. (adj-i) weak; frail; slender; feminine →Related words: なよなよ

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