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ウィークポイント (wiikupointo) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ウィークポイント

also: ウイークポイント

ウィ

ー

ク

ポ

イ

ン

ト

Meanings

1

weak point; weakness

A straightforward loanword from English 'weak point', used in the same way as the English term. Common in business, sports, and everyday contexts.

彼かれのプレゼンのウィークポイントは、具ぐ体たい例れいが

少すく

ない

こと

だ

。

The weak point of his presentation is the lack of concrete examples.

この計けい画かくのウィークポイントを洗あらい出だそう。

Let's identify the weak points of this plan.

Related words

弱じゃく点てん
じゃくてん is the native Japanese equivalent, slightly more formal and often used in written or analytical contexts. ウィークポイント is more casual and colloquial.
短たん所しょ
たんしょ means 'shortcoming' or 'defect', often used for personal traits or product flaws, whereas ウィークポイント is broader and can refer to any vulnerable point.

Built from

ウィーク+ポイント

Written forms

ウイークポイント
Variant spelling without the small ィ; less common but still encountered.
ウィーク・ポイント
- ウィークポイント
  Spelling with an interpunct; rarely used in practice.
- ウィーク・ポイント
ウイーク・ポイント
- ウイークポイント
  Variant with interpunct and without small ィ; very rare.
- ウイーク・ポイント

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'weak point'. The spelling ウィークポイント reflects the English pronunciation with a long vowel, while ウイークポイント is a variant without the small ィ.