弱み

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
弱
よわ Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology edit

From 弱 (yowa, “weak”) +‎ み (-mi, “-ness”).

Pronunciation edit

(Tokyo) よわみ [yòwámíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])^[1]
IPA^(key): [jo̞ɰᵝa̠mʲi]

Noun edit

弱(よわ)み • (yowami)

weakness, vulnerable point, shortcoming
Antonym: 強み (tsuyomi)

弱(よわ)みを握(にぎ)る
yowami o nigiru
to have something on someone

References edit

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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