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弱々しい (yowayowashii) Japanese meaning: weak | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation 弱々しい · i-adjective
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 弱よわ 々よわ しい 弱々よわよわ しくない Polite 弱々よわよわ しいです 弱々よわよわ しくないです also 弱々よわよわ しくありません Past polite 弱々よわよわ しかったです 弱々よわよわ しくなかったです also 弱々よわよわ しくありませんでした Past 弱々よわよわ しかった 弱々よわよわ しくなかった Te-form 弱々よわよわ しくて 弱々よわよわ しくなくて Adverbial 弱々よわよわ しく Conditional 弱々よわよわ しければ 弱々よわよわ しくなければ Tara conditional 弱々よわよわ しかったら 弱々よわよわ しくなかったら
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彼かれ
は
病びょう
気き
で
弱よわ
々よわ
しい
声こえ
で
話はな
し
た
。
He spoke in a weak voice due to illness.
Faint sunlight was coming through the window.
Related words 弱々しい emphasizes physical weakness or a frail appearance, while 貧弱 can also describe abstract things like arguments or content as lacking substance.
弱々しい describes someone who looks physically or emotionally weak, overlapping with 頼りない when it means a person seems helpless or fragile.
Opposites· 5 弱々しい describes a frail, weak appearance, the opposite of the imposing, majestic look conveyed by 堂々.
弱々しい describes someone as frail, weak, and fragile, the direct opposite of 逞しい's sturdy, robust strength.
弱々しい describes something feeble or fragile-looking, the direct opposite of the vigorous, powerful quality expressed by 力強い.
Show 2 more Written forms 弱よわ 々よわ しい Usage 95%
Standard kanji spelling with iteration mark.
弱よわ 弱よわ しい Usage 3%
Variant without iteration mark; less common but still used.
よわよわしい Usage 2%
Etymology Reduplication of the stem of 弱い (よわい, 'weak') with the adjectival suffix しい, forming an adjective that emphasizes a state of appearing weak.
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しい
N1
弱々しい describes a weak, frail appearance or manner, the direct opposite of the strong, dignified impression conveyed by 凛々しい.
弱々しい describes something weak or feeble in appearance, the opposite of 勇ましい's brave, energetic impression.
