弱よわ気き

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

Describes a person's disposition or attitude as lacking confidence, easily discouraged, or hesitant. Often used in contrast with 強気.

na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

bearish

Stock market term for a downward or pessimistic market outlook. Antonym: 強気 (bullish).

Antonyms: 強気

弱よわ気きになるto become discouraged/lose confidence
試し合あいに負まけ続つづけて、彼かれは弱よわ気きになった。
After losing match after match, he became discouraged.
弱よわ気きに転てんじるto turn bearish (of the market)
市し場じょうは突とつ然ぜん弱よわ気きに転てんじた。
The market suddenly turned bearish.
弱よわ気きを見みせるto show weakness/lack of confidence
リーダーは部ぶ下かの前まえで弱よわ気きを見みせてはいけない。
A leader shouldn't show weakness in front of subordinates.
弱よわ気きな発はつ言げんをするto make a weak-kneed remark
監かん督とくは試し合あい前まえに弱よわ気きな発はつ言げんをした。
The coach made a fainthearted remark before the game.

弱よわ腰ごし sense 1
弱腰 emphasizes a weak, submissive stance in negotiation or confrontation, while 弱気 more broadly describes a lack of confidence or optimism.
消しょう極きょく的てきN3sense 1
消極的 describes a passive, hesitant attitude in general behavior, while 弱気 specifically implies a loss of confidence or courage.
軟なん派ぱ
弱気 is the everyday finance term for a bearish outlook or trader, while 軟派 is a more old-fashioned or journalistic way to describe the same bearish stance.
先さき安やす
弱気 describes a general bearish sentiment or attitude in trading, while 先安 specifically refers to an expectation that prices will decline.
優ゆう柔じゅう不ふ断だん
弱気 describes a lack of confidence or nerve in general, whereas 優柔不断 specifically means being unable to settle on a decision.

強つよ気きN2sense 2
confident; self-assured; firm; strong-willed · bullish
闘とう志し
弱気 describes timidity or a lack of fighting spirit, the opposite of the aggressive drive expressed by 闘志.
気き概がい
弱気 means timidity or a faint-hearted attitude, the opposite of the bold resolve expressed by 気概.

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心こころ意い気き
弱気 means timidity or faint-heartedness, the opposite of the bold, spirited resolve expressed by 心意気.
勇ゆう気きN3
弱気 means timidity or a faint-hearted attitude, the opposite of the boldness expressed by 勇気.
肝きもN1
弱気 describes a timid, faint-hearted attitude, the opposite of having 肝 (guts/nerve) in the courage sense.
気き合あいN1
弱気 describes a timid, faint-hearted attitude lacking drive, the opposite of the fired-up spirit expressed by 気合.
気き負おい
弱気 describes a timid, lacking-confidence mental state, the opposite of the keyed-up, fighting-spirit tension of 気負い.

気き弱よわ sense 1
気弱 describes an inherently timid personality, while 弱気 usually describes a temporary lack of confidence or a pessimistic mood in a specific situation.
弱よわ音ねN1
弱気 describes a timid or pessimistic attitude (e.g. in decisions or markets), whereas 弱音 is the actual spoken complaint that such an attitude produces.

Compound of 弱 (weak) and 気 (spirit/mind). The stock market sense is a semantic extension of the general 'weak-spirited' meaning.