弱い【よわい】
Frequency rank: 986.
- weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
adjective (keiyoushi)
Forms
- 弱い【よわい】Frequency rank: 986.
- よわいFrequency rank: 33,124. – 33,462.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- weak; frail; delicate; tender
- unskilled
- weak (wine)
This meaning refers to someone or something that lacks strength or is not robust. It can describe physical weakness as well as emotional or mental fragility.
This meaning is used to describe someone who lacks proficiency or experience in a particular skill or craft.
This usage refers to beverage alcohol that has a low alcohol content, describing the flavor and potency.
Generated collocations (experimental)
Example sentences
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I can only put this poor checking down to lack of people at work.
Brought up by a weak mother, she is partial to sweets.
He is said to have been weak when he was young.