Japanese symbol for “feeble”
貧弱
ひんじゃく
Romaji: hinjaku
poor; meagre; meager; feeble
In Japanese, feeble is 貧弱, read ひんじゃく (hinjaku).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-na, n poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “feeble”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 微弱 | びじゃく bijaku | feeble; faint; weak |
| 病弱 | びょうじゃく byoujaku | weak (constitution); sickly; feeble |
| 弱々しい | よわよわしい yowayowashii | weak; weakly; feeble |
| か弱い | かよわい kayowai | weak; feeble; delicate |
| 絶え絶え | たえだえ taedae | feeble; faint |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 貧困 | ひんこん hinkon | poverty; penury; need |
| 貧しい | まずしい mazushii | poor; needy |
| 貧乏 | びんぼう binbou | poverty-stricken; destitute; poor |
| 貧血 | ひんけつ hinketsu | anemia; anaemia |
| 貧富 | ひんぷ hinpu | wealth and poverty; rich and poor |
| 弱い | よわい yowai | weak; frail; delicate |
| 弱点 | じゃくてん jakuten | weak point; weakness; shortcoming |
| 弱み | よわみ yowami | (a) weakness; shortcoming; failing |
See also: Chinese symbol for “feeble”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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