Weak

On’yomi: じゃく
Kun’yomi: よわ
Radical: 弓 Bow (Kangxi 57)

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 富 (Rich), less common than 伸 (Stretch).

Two bows (bow + bow) droop on the left and right, each dripping with ice (ice + ice) — the bows are so weak they sag and freeze, encrusted in ice, too feeble to draw.

In words

弱いよわい weakN5

弱じゃく weakness;the weak;little less thenN1

弱るよわる to weaken;to be troubled;to be downcast;to be emaciated;to be dejected;to be perplexed;to impairN1

弱 is rank 846 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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