ひ弱い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
弱
よわ
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of ひ (hi-, “indeed, truly”) +‎ 弱い (yowai, “weak, feeble”)

Pronunciation

Adjective

ひ弱(よわ)い • (hiyowai) -i (adverbial ひ弱(よわ)く (hiyowaku))

  1. weak
    Synonyms: 弱々しい, 脆い, 虚弱

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References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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