Memory phrase for the character: 弱

弱

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Meaning

weak

Pronunciation

 JAKU
yowai

Explanation

 Twice a bow 弓 with ice 冫

Mnemonic
 
Two iced bows are too weak.

Radicals

弓 bowPictograph: bow without string.
冫 ice, freezeThis radical is similar to “water 氵”. However, it has one stroke less. In this sense: Water that no longer flows is ice.
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 Vocabulary

弱い よわい  weak, frail, unskilled
弱点 じゃくてん  weak point, weakness
弱る よわる  to weaken, to be troubled, to be downcast
衰弱 すいじゃく  weakness, debility, prostration
弱 じゃく  weak, delicate, supple
弱まる よわまる  to abate, to weaken, to be emaciated
弱める よわめる  to weaken
薄弱 はくじゃく  feebleness, weakness, weak
貧弱 ひんじゃく  poor, meagre, insubstantial

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