柔弱

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Chinese

soft
weak; feeble; young
weak; feeble; young; inferior
 
trad. (柔弱)
simp. #(柔弱)

Pronunciation


Adjective

柔弱

  1. weak; delicate
  2. meek; yielding; agreeable

Synonyms

  • (weak):
  • (meek):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
にゅう
Grade: S
じゃく
Grade: 2
goon kan'on
Kanji in this term
じゅう
Grade: S
じゃく
Grade: 2
kan'on

Pronunciation

Adjective

(にゅう)(じゃく) (nyūjakuにうじやく (niuzyaku)?-na (adnominal (にゅう)(じゃく) (nyūjaku na), adverbial (にゅう)(じゃく) (nyūjaku ni))
(じゅう)(じゃく) (jūjakuじうじやく (ziuzyaku)?-na (adnominal (じゅう)(じゃく) (jūjaku na), adverbial (じゅう)(じゃく) (jūjaku ni))

  1. weak; delicate; effeminate

Inflection

Noun

(にゅう)(じゃく) (nyūjakuにうじやく (niuzyaku)?
(じゅう)(じゃく) (jūjakuじうじやく (ziuzyaku)?

  1. weakness; effeminacy; enervation

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

柔弱 (yuyak) (hangeul 유약)

  1. hanja form? of 유약