弱
weak · frail
Details
Stroke Order
Component Breakdown
bow + 冫
Cultural Context
Etymology
Two bows representing flexible bows. Weak.
Symbolism
Weakness, weak point, debility. Represents lack of power.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Acknowledging weakness
Anime & Manga
弱虫ペダル
Yowamushi Pedal(2008)
Story of a 'weak' otaku boy growing through cycling.
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アンダーテール
Undertale(2015)
Developer: Toby Fox
RPG where a 'weak' human fights in a world of monsters.
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Four-Character Compounds
意志薄弱
いしはくじゃく
weak-willed; lacking a purpose; lacking will power to be patient, purposeful, or resolute; weak-willed
弱肉強食
じゃくにくきょうしょく
the law of the jungle; the strong prey on the weak; the weak become the victim of the strong; the law of the jungle
心神耗弱
しんしんこうじゃく
diminished capacity; diminished responsibility; legally unaccountable (e.g. due to mental illness, drugs, alcohol, etc.); diminished capacity
薄志弱行
はくしじゃっこう
infirm of purpose and lacking in decision; infirm of purpose and lacking in decision
一強多弱
いっきょうたじゃく
one strong, many weak; one strong, many weak
一強皆弱
いっきょうかいじゃく
one strong, everyone else weak; one strong, everyone else weak
Poetry
玉のをよ たえなばたえね ながらへば 忍ぶることの 弱りもぞする
Poem #89 from Hyakunin Isshu