弱よわい

よわい yowai

weak

い-adjective

Chinese meanings

弱；不擅长应付

Examples

Furigana

それを言われると弱いなあ。
That sure puts me on the spot.
你那么说我可招架不住。
Tatoeba #204593
そのひもはとても弱よわい。
The string is very weak.
那根绳子很不结实。
Tatoeba #212696

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('83da293775'); // 弱い

{
  "id": "83da293775",
  "word": "弱い",
  "reading": "よわい",
  "romaji": "yowai",
  "meanings": [
    "weak"
  ],
  "level": "N5",
  "pos": [
    "adj-i"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1324520,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "それを言われると弱いなあ。",
      "en": "That sure puts me on the spot.",
      "tatoeba_id": 204593
    },
    {
      "ja": "そのひもはとても弱い。",
      "furigana": "そのひもはとても{弱|よわ}い。",
      "en": "The string is very weak.",
      "tatoeba_id": 212696
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "fd4190d23aeede71580ad2adb65d11d57f09e4dd597cf6022bacea39153ab29c",
    "meanings": [
      "弱；不擅长应付"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "それを言われると弱いなあ。",
        "zh": "你那么说我可招架不住。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "そのひもはとても弱い。",
        "zh": "那根绳子很不结实。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n5/83da293775",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "c2ba7d4cd565b4682abf0437fe9edf74ef374002f8d34be0b7bf47729922fb80"
  }
}