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薄弱 (はくじゃく, hakujaku) Japanese meaning: weakness | Kotomora
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拠きょ
が
薄はく
弱じゃく
だ
。
His argument is based on weak evidence.
People with weak willpower easily give in to temptation.
Kanji 薄 dilute, thin, weak (tea) Related words 脆弱 stresses fragility and vulnerability (e.g. of a system or structure), while 薄弱 stresses a lack of sufficient strength or substance (e.g. of evidence or will).
貧弱 describes something poor or meager in quantity/quality (e.g. a build or vocabulary), while 薄弱 is used more for abstract insufficiency like reasoning or willpower.
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.
薄弱 describes something (a basis, will, or argument) as weak and unconvincing, while 希薄 more broadly describes any quality or connection that is thin or insufficient.
Don't confuse with 希薄 shares the kanji 薄 and means 'thin/sparse' (of gas, sense, or feeling), whereas 薄弱 means 'weak/insufficient' in strength or substance.
Word family weak-willed; lacking willpower
unsubstantiated; flimsy; weakly grounded
feeble-mindedness; intellectual disability
Etymology Compound of 薄 (thin, weak) and 弱 (weak). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally conveys the meaning of weakness or feebleness.
This paper's logic is weak, and the conclusion is unpersuasive.
