This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ジャク、よわ.い、よわ.る、よわ.まる、よわ.める
Romaji: jaku, yowa.i, yowa.ru, yowa.maru, yowa.meru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

weak, frail

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  15
Frequency:  958
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  1-5-5
Korean Reading:  yag
Chinese Reading:  ruo4
Unicode:  5f31
JIS:  3C65

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1167
Nelson Index: 650
New Nelson Index: 1692
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3h7.2
Four Corner Index: 1712.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 138
Gakken Index: 819
Japanese Names Index: 1647
Daikanwanjiten Index: 9791P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0710
Remembering the kanji Index: 1236
Kanji Flashcards Index: 169
Kodansha Compact Index: 610
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 154
Kanji in Context Index: 112
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 792
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1080
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1244
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1323
Essential Kanji Index: 595
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1499
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3553
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 236
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 196

Words

(じゃく)
little less than; fewer than; under; weakness; the weak
弱点 (じゃくてん)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot; tender spot
脆弱 (ぜいじゃく)
frail; brittle; fragile
衰弱 (すいじゃく)
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
気弱 (きよわ)
timid; fainthearted
弱い (よわい)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
弱体 (じゃくたい)
weak (organization, organisation)
病弱 (びょうじゃく)
weak constitution
弱める (よわめる)
to weaken
貧弱 (ひんじゃく)
poor; meagre; meager; insubstantial
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