か弱い

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
よわ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of (ka-, very, emphatic prefix) +‎ 弱い (yowai, weak, feeble)

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of inflected forms of 「か弱い
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Continuative (連用形) か弱く わく
よわ

Terminal (終止形) か弱い よわ
Attributive (連体形) か弱い よわ
Key constructions
Informal negative か弱くない わくない
よわくない

Informal past か弱かった わかった
よわかった

Informal negative past か弱くなかった わくなかった
よわくなかった

Formal か弱いです よわいです
Conjunctive か弱くて わくて
よわくて

Conditional か弱ければ わければ
よわければ

Adjective

(よわ) (kayowai-i (adverbial (よわ) (kayowaku))

  1. weak; delicate; feeble

Inflection

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