か弱い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
よわ
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ka̠jo̞ɰᵝa̠i]
  • 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
[kàyóꜜwàkù]
[kàyówáꜜkù]
Terminal (終止形) か弱い よわ [kàyówáꜜì]
Attributive (連体形) か弱い よわ [kàyówáꜜì]
Key constructions
Informal negative か弱くない わくない
よわくない
[kàyóꜜwàkùnàì]
[kàyówáꜜkùnàì]
Informal past か弱かった わかった
よわかった
[kàyóꜜwàkàttà]
[kàyówáꜜkàttà]
Informal negative past か弱くなかった わくなかった
よわくなかった
[kàyóꜜwàkùnàkàttà]
[kàyówáꜜkùnàkàttà]
Formal か弱いです よわいです [kàyówáꜜìdèsù]
Conjunctive か弱くて わくて
よわくて
[kàyóꜜwàkùtè]
[kàyówáꜜkùtè]
Conditional か弱ければ わければ
よわければ
[kàyóꜜwàkèrèbà]
[kàyówáꜜkèrèbà]

Adjective

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

  1. weak; delicate; feeble

Inflection

See also

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