ひ弱い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
よわ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

(よわ) • (hiyowai-i (adverbial (よわ) (hiyowaku))

  1. weak
    Synonyms: 弱々しい, 脆い, 虚弱

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN