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弱まる (よわまる, yowamaru) Japanese meaning: weaken | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 弱まる · godan verb (-ru)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 弱よわ まる 弱よわ まらない Polite 弱よわ まります 弱よわ まりません Past polite 弱よわ まりました 弱よわ まりませんでした Past 弱よわ まった 弱よわ まらなかった Te-form 弱よわ まって 弱よわ まらないで Desire 弱よわ まりたい 弱よわ まりたくない Potential 弱よわ まれる 弱よわ まれない Passive 弱よわ まられる 弱よわ まられない Causative 弱よわ まらせる 弱よわ まらせない Causative passive 弱よわ まらせられる also 弱よわ まらされる 弱よわ まらせられない also 弱よわ まらされない Volitional 弱よわ まろう Polite volitional 弱よわ まりましょう Imperative 弱よわ まれ 弱よわ まるな Conditional 弱よわ まれば 弱よわ まらなければ Tara conditional 弱よわ まったら 弱よわ まらなかったら
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The typhoon's strength gradually weakened.
The medicine took effect and the pain subsided.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 が 弱よわ まる for something like wind, rain, or force to weaken
As the typhoon moved north, the wind weakened.
勢いきお いが 弱よわ まる for momentum or force to wane
In the second half, the team's momentum weakened.
影えい 響きょう 力りょく が 弱よわ まる for one's influence to diminish
His political influence has been gradually diminishing.
Transitive / intransitive Related words 衰える focuses on a gradual decline in ability, health, or vigor over time, while 弱まる more generally describes any reduction in intensity or force.
薄れる is used for abstract things like memories, feelings, or colors fading, whereas 弱まる is broader and covers physical forces like wind or pain as well.
和らぐ implies something becoming softer or milder (like pain or anger easing), while 弱まる simply means becoming weaker in intensity.
弱まる is a general word for something becoming weaker in intensity, while 鈍る more specifically suggests a loss of sharpness, speed, or acuity.
弱まる simply means to weaken in strength (wind, light, feeling), while 薄らぐ specifically evokes a gradual thinning-out or fading quality.
Opposites 強まる means to intensify or grow stronger, the direct opposite of 弱まる, which means to weaken or diminish.
弱まる means to weaken or lessen, the opposite of 高まる, which means to rise or intensify.
Don't confuse with 弱る describes a person or animal becoming physically weak or feeble, while 弱まる describes a force, intensity, or phenomenon (like wind or influence) diminishing.
Written forms 弱よわ まる Usage 98%
Standard kanji spelling for the intransitive verb 'to weaken'.
よわまる Usage 2%
Etymology Derived from the adjective 弱い (よわい, 'weak') with the intransitive verb-forming suffix まる, which indicates becoming or changing into a state.
