弱 — weak, frail

よわ弱 weak

U+5F31 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 2 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 2 level. Grade 2 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 10 strokes Freq #958 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1237 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

weak
frail

word

よわ yowa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

弱(よわ) い yowai weak 弱(よわ) 虫(むし) yowamushi coward

じゃく jaku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

弱(じゃく) jaku weakness

Stroke order

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