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JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

脆ぜい弱じゃく

zeijaku

fragile, vulnerable

Example sentences

  1. 木柵もくさくと浅あさい堀ほりで防御ぼうぎょした山城やまじろは、火縄銃ひなわじゅうによる攻撃こうげきに脆弱ぜいじゃくであった。

    Castles defended by wooden fences and shallow moats were vulnerable to attack by firearms.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. しかし、もともと財政基盤ざいせいきばんが脆弱ぜいじゃくだったうえ、橘氏たちばなしの没落ぼつらくによって衰退すいたいしていった。

    However, it grew weak because the financial base of Daigaku-besso was weak to start with and also because the Tachibana clan fell from power.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 虚弱きょじゃくな体質たいしつと脆弱ぜいじゃくな精神せいしんの持もち主ぬしだが、それを補おぎなってくれる兵器へいきと特殊車両とくしゅしゃりょうには強つよい愛情あいじょうを持もつ。

    Although he is fragile both physically and mentally, he has a strong affection for weapons and specialized vehicles which can make up for his weakness.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 脆弱

  • 脆brittle; fragileOnゼイ・セイ・セツKunもろい・よわい
  • 弱weak; frailOnジャクKunよわい・よわる・よわまる

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