Vocabulary

What does 弱い (よわい, yowai) mean?

弱い (よわい, yowai) means weak.

Quick facts
Readingよわい
Romajiyowai
Part of speechi-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
よわい
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonyowai

weak

  1. 1i-adjective weak; frail; delicate

Example sentences

  • The wind is weak today.

  • I have a low tolerance for alcohol.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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