弱

Translingual

Han character

弱 (radical 57 弓+7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 弓一弓戈一 (NMNIM), four-corner 1712₇)

1. weak
2. fragile, delicate

Derived characters

• 溺 鰯

References

• KangXi: page 358, character 24
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 9791
• Dae Jaweon: page 675, character 17
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 2, page 996, character 16
• Unihan data for U+5F31

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Cantonese

Hanzi

弱 (Yale yeuk6)

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Japanese

Kanji

弱 (grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji)

1. weak
2. weakness
3. slightly less than

Readings

• On: じゃく (jaku), にゃく (nyaku)
• Kun: よわい (yowai), よわる (yowaru), よわまる (yowamaru)

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Korean

Hanja

弱 (hangeul 약, revised yak, McCune-Reischauer yak, Yale yak)

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Mandarin

Pronunciation

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Hanzi

弱 (pinyin ruò (ruo4), Wade-Giles jo⁴)

Compounds

• 弱肉强食, 弱肉強食

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Vietnamese

Han character

弱 (nhược, ních)