► 動詞
弱める [(3)よわめる] meaning: reduce rank: 1
☆ 彼女はエアコンを少し弱めた ⇨ She turned the AC down a little
弱る [(2)よわる] meaning: struggle rank: 1
☆ 彼は娘に赤ちゃんは何処から来るのかと聞かれて弱った ⇨ He struggled to answer when his daughter asked him where babies come from (☛ Struggle to respond due to embarrassment, awkwardness or confusion)
弱る [(2)よわる] meaning: weak rank: 1
☆ 既往症で体が弱っている人は特にウイルスに感染しやすい ⇨ The people with weak health due to existing conditions are more vulnerable to the virus (☛ About animal health)
弱まる [(3)よわまる] meaning: weak rank: 1
☆ 台風は少し弱まった ⇨ The typhoon has lost some intensity (☛ Become weaker relatively (but still can be pretty strong))
► 名詞
弱さ [(1)よわさ] meaning: weak rank: 1
☆ 彼の精神的な弱さが暴露された ⇨ His mental weakness was exposed
弱み [よわみ] [弱みを握る] meaning: secret rank: 2
☆ 彼は弱みを握られて言いなりになっている ⇨ He has been blackmailed and following orders (☛ Literally “grab the weakness”)
弱み [よわみ] [弱みにつけ込む] meaning: weak rank: 2
☆ 人の弱みにつけこむ ⇨ Exploit the weakness of someone
► 形容詞
弱い [(2)よわい] [coll] meaning: bad rank: 1
☆ あいつはちょっと頭が弱い ⇨ His brain is a little weak. He is stupid
☆ 私は数学に弱い ⇨ I’m not good at math
弱い [(2)よわい] meaning: susceptible rank: 1
☆ この素材は熱に弱い ⇨ This material is weak against heat
☆ 彼は美人に弱い ⇨ He cannot resist beautiful women
☆ 私は酒に弱い ⇨ I can’t hold liquor
弱い [(2)よわい] meaning: weak rank: 1
☆ うちの大学の野球チームは弱い ⇨ My college baseball team is weak
☆ 私は胃腸が弱い ⇨ My digestive system is weak