よわ
Meanings
Adjective (い)
1. weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
Kanji used
weak
Pitch accent
Top 1000
Used in vocabulary (18 in total)
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
weak person; the weak
timid; faint of heart
Examples (28 in total)
I was weak.
You are weak.
I am weak in geography.
Tom is weak.
She is too weak.
My legs are weak.
He has a weak will.
I am weak in mathematics.
He has poor eyesight.
She is weak by nature.
Tom has a weak stomach.
Human pride is human weakness.
My muscular strength has weakened from lack of exercise.
I didn't know he had a weak heart.
Women are physically weaker than men.
Mr Smith is vulnerable to this kind of criticism.
One day he helped a weak turtle.
The warrior is conscious of both his strength and his weakness.
Because of my weakness, I hurt you.
This flashlight is getting dim.
European currencies weakened against the dollar.
Passions weaken, but habits strengthen, with age.
Whereas he was weak as a baby, he is now very strong.
I don't think there's anything so difficult as recognizing one's own weakness.
There's no denying his ability as a pitcher, but he is rather injury-prone.
He has poor ability to organize.
Many fragile species are on the verge of extinction.
Japan's competitiveness is very strong in industrial products, but weak in agricultural products.