弱よわい

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弱い · i-adjective

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	弱よわい	弱よわくない
Polite	弱よわいです	弱よわくないですalso 弱よわくありません
Past polite	弱よわかったです	弱よわくなかったですalso 弱よわくありませんでした
Past	弱よわかった	弱よわくなかった
Te-form	弱よわくて	弱よわくなくて
Adverbial	弱よわく
Conditional	弱よわければ	弱よわくなければ
Tara conditional	弱よわかったら	弱よわくなかったら

Meanings

Broadly describes lack of physical strength, fragility, delicacy, tenderness, lack of skill, or low intensity (e.g., weak alcohol).

〈物もの〉に弱よわいto be weak/susceptible to something (heat, alcohol, a condition, etc.)
彼かれは暑あつさに弱よわい。
He doesn't handle the heat well.
〈人ひと〉に弱よわいto be unable to refuse or say no to someone; to have a soft spot for someone
彼かれは昔むかしから母はは親おやに弱よわい。
He's always been a pushover when it comes to his mother.

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もろいN1
脆い emphasizes something breaking or failing easily, while 弱い is the broader, more general word for lacking strength.
脆ぜい弱じゃく
脆弱 is a formal, written-style word for weakness or fragility, whereas 弱い is the everyday, general-purpose adjective.
軟なん弱じゃく
弱い is the general, everyday adjective for 'weak', while 軟弱 is more formal and often implies a lack of firmness or resolve, especially in abstract contexts.
か弱よわいN1
弱い is the plain, general word for 'weak', while か弱い adds an emphatic, sympathetic nuance of being pitifully or touchingly frail.

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目めがないN2
〜に弱い means 'weak to/susceptible to' something, close to 目がない's sense of being unable to resist, but 弱い can also just mean physically weak.
やわ
弱い is the general word for 'weak' in any sense, while やわ specifically suggests physical softness or poor sturdiness.
虚きょ弱じゃく
弱い is a general i-adjective for weakness in any sense (body, mind, taste, etc.), while 虚弱 is a more formal term specifically for constitutional physical frailty.
薄はく弱じゃくN1
弱い is the everyday i-adjective for 'weak' in almost any context, while 薄弱 is a formal noun/na-adjective reserved for abstract weakness like evidence or will.

強つよいN5
強い means strong or powerful, the direct opposite of 弱い which means weak or lacking strength.
いけるN2
弱い（お酒に弱い）means someone gets drunk easily, the opposite of お酒がいける meaning they can hold their liquor well.
強きょう烈れつN1
弱い means weak or faint, the direct opposite of 強烈's strong, intense quality.

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タフN1
弱い means weak or fragile, the direct opposite of タフ, which means tough and resilient.
強つよめ
弱い means 'weak' in a general sense, serving as the natural opposite of 強め's 'somewhat strong' nuance.
手てごわい
弱い describes something weak or easily overcome, the opposite of 手ごわい, which describes something tough and hard to defeat.
強きょう力りょくN3
弱い means 'weak', the direct opposite of 強力's sense of great strength or power.
丈じょう夫ぶN4
弱い means weak or fragile, the direct opposite of 丈夫 when describing a person's health or an object's strength.
パワフル
弱い means 'weak' and is the direct opposite of パワフル, which means 'powerful' or 'forceful'.

弱よわるN1
weaken; grow weak; decline · be downcast; be dejected; lose heart · be troubled; be at a loss; be perplexed
弱よわみN2
weakness; shortcoming; sore point
弱よわ虫むしN1
coward; weakling; scaredy-cat; wimp
弱よわまるN2
weaken; abate; diminish
弱よわ気きN2
timid; fainthearted; weak-kneed · bearish

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From Old Japanese. Cognate with 弱る (yowaru, 'to weaken').