弱 — weak, frail
よわい
弱
weak
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
10 strokes
U+5F31
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
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).
しゃく ・じゃく shaku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Appears in idioms
Components
Used as component in (1)
Compound ideograph (会意). Two bows (弓弓) that bend too easily — weak and frail. Bows that flex too readily cannot shoot.