脆弱

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Chinese

brittle; fragile; crisp
brittle; fragile; crisp; clear and loud voice; neat
 
weak; feeble; young
weak; feeble; young; inferior
 
trad. (脆弱) 脆 弱
simp. #(脆弱) 脆 弱

Pronunciation

Adjective

脆弱

  1. (of physical strength) weak; frail
  2. (of character, disposition) vulnerable; weak; fragile; susceptible

Synonyms

  • (weak):

Antonyms

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
脆 弱
ぜい
Hyōgai 		じゃく
Grade: 2
kan'yōon kan'on

Pronunciation

Adjective

脆(ぜい)弱(じゃく) • (zeijaku) ←ぜいじやく (zeizyaku)?-na (adnominal 脆(ぜい)弱(じゃく)な (zeijaku na), adverbial 脆(ぜい)弱(じゃく)に (zeijaku ni))

  1. vulnerable, fragile, destructible

Inflection

Inflection of 脆弱
Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形) 脆弱だろ ぜいじゃくだろ zeijaku daro
Continuative (連用形) 脆弱で ぜいじゃくで zeijaku de
Terminal (終止形) 脆弱だ ぜいじゃくだ zeijaku da
Attributive (連体形) 脆弱な ぜいじゃくな zeijaku na
Hypothetical (仮定形) 脆弱なら ぜいじゃくなら zeijaku nara
Imperative (命令形) 脆弱であれ ぜいじゃくであれ zeijaku de are
Key constructions
Informal negative 脆弱ではない
脆弱じゃない 		ぜいじゃくではない
ぜいじゃくじゃない 		zeijaku de wa nai
zeijaku ja nai
Informal past 脆弱だった ぜいじゃくだった zeijaku datta
Informal negative past 脆弱ではなかった
脆弱じゃなかった 		ぜいじゃくではなかった
ぜいじゃくじゃなかった 		zeijaku de wa nakatta
zeijaku ja nakatta
Formal 脆弱です ぜいじゃくです zeijaku desu
Formal negative 脆弱ではありません
脆弱じゃありません 		ぜいじゃくではありません
ぜいじゃくじゃありません 		zeijaku de wa arimasen
zeijaku ja arimasen
Formal past 脆弱でした ぜいじゃくでした zeijaku deshita
Formal negative past 脆弱ではありませんでした
脆弱じゃありませんでした 		ぜいじゃくではありませんでした
ぜいじゃくじゃありませんでした 		zeijaku de wa arimasen deshita
zeijaku ja arimasen deshita
Conjunctive 脆弱で ぜいじゃくで zeijaku de
Conditional 脆弱なら（ば） ぜいじゃくなら（ば） zeijaku nara (ba)
Provisional 脆弱だったら ぜいじゃくだったら zeijaku dattara
Volitional 脆弱だろう ぜいじゃくだろう zeijaku darō
Adverbial 脆弱に ぜいじゃくに zeijaku ni
Degree 脆弱さ ぜいじゃくさ zeijakusa
Classical conjugation of "脆弱なり" (ナリ活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 脆弱なら ぜいじやくなら zeizyakunara
Continuative (連用形) 脆弱に
脆弱なり		 ぜいじやくに
ぜいじやくなり		 zeizyakuni
zeizyakunari
Terminal (終止形) 脆弱なり ぜいじやくなり zeizyakunari
Attributive (連体形) 脆弱なる ぜいじやくなる zeizyakunaru
Realis (已然形) 脆弱なれ ぜいじやくなれ zeizyakunare
Imperative (命令形) 脆弱なれ ぜいじやくなれ zeizyakunare
Key constructions
Negative 脆弱ならず ぜいじやくならず zeizyakunarazu
Contrasting conjunction 脆弱なれど ぜいじやくなれど zeizyakunaredo
Causal conjunction 脆弱なれば ぜいじやくなれば zeizyakunareba
Conditional conjunction 脆弱ならば ぜいじやくならば zeizyakunaraba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 脆弱なりき ぜいじやくなりき zeizyakunariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 脆弱なりけり ぜいじやくなりけり zeizyakunarikeri
Adverbial 脆弱に ぜいじやくに zeizyakuni
Without auxiliary verb.
With auxiliary verb.

Noun

脆(ぜい)弱(じゃく) • (zeijaku) ←ぜいじやく (zeizyaku)?

  1. vulnerability, destructibility

Derived terms

References

  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
脆弱

Noun

脆弱 • (chwiyak) (hangeul 취약)

  1. hanja form? of 취약 (“vulnerability; destructibility”)
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