弱

Stroke order

Han character edit

弱 (Kangxi radical 57, 弓+7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 弓一弓戈一 (NMNIM), four-corner 1712₇, composition ⿰⿹弓冫⿹弓冫(GHTJ) or ⿰⿹弓⿱丿丿⿹弓⿱丿丿(KV))

Derived characters edit

• 嫋 嵶 愵 搦 溺 鰯 𪝟 𠺁 𡎳 𡲳 𢞔 䐞 榒 篛 糑 蒻 𦩸

References edit

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 358, character 24
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 9791
• Dae Jaweon: page 675, character 17
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 996, character 16
• Unihan data for U+5F31

Glyph origin edit

Historical forms of the character 弱
Warring States	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Qin slip script	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : 弓 (“bow”) + 彡 (“hair, meaning "decoration" in this case”) - a decorative bow that is functionally inferior. Or it might be indicating that the bow is shaking, which implies a worn-out bow.

An alternate etymology is 𢎥 + 𢎥, 𢎥 being a variant of 卷.

Pronunciation edit

Definitions edit

弱

1. weak; feeble

   軟弱／软弱  ―  ruǎnruò  ―  weak, feeble

2. fragile; delicate

Synonyms edit

• (weak):

Antonyms edit

• (antonym(s) of “weak”): 強／强 (qiáng)

Compounds edit

Shinjitai	弱
Kyūjitai [1][2][3][4]	弱󠄁 弱+󠄁? (Adobe-Japan1)
	弱󠄃 弱+󠄃? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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Kanji edit

(grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji)

1. weak

   Antonym: 強

2. weakness
3. slightly less than

Readings edit

• Go-on: にゃく (nyaku)^{←にやく (nyaku, historical)}
• Kan-on: じゃく (jaku, Jōyō)^{←じやく (zyaku, historical)}
• Kun: よわい (yowai, 弱い, Jōyō); よわる (yowaru, 弱る, Jōyō); よわまる (yowamaru, 弱まる, Jōyō); よわめる (yowameru, 弱める, Jōyō); わかい (wakai, 弱い)

Compounds edit

Etymology edit

Pronunciation edit

(as a noun)

• (Tokyo) じゃ​く [jáꜜkù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[5]
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun edit

弱(じゃく) • (jaku) 

1. weakness

Suffix edit

弱(じゃく) • (-jaku) 

1. (lengths of time) slightly less than

   １(いち)時(じ)間(かん)弱(じゃく)

   ichi-jikan-jaku

   a little bit less than an hour

2. (proscribed) slightly more than^[6]

Antonyms edit

• 強(きょう) (-kyō)

References edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Chinese 弱 (MC nyak).

Pronunciation edit

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ja̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [약]

Hanja edit

Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

弱

Wikisource

弱 (eumhun 약할 약 (yakhal yak))

1. Hanja form^? of 약 (“weak”).

   Antonym: 強 (강 (gang))

Compounds edit

References edit

• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [4]

Han character edit

弱: Hán Nôm readings: nhược, ních

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