Japanese symbol for “fragile”
脆弱
ぜいじゃく
Romaji: zeijaku
weak; frail; fragile
In Japanese, fragile is 脆弱, read ぜいじゃく (zeijaku).
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 weak; frail; fragile
Written forms: 脆弱、ぜい弱. Readings: ぜいじゃく.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “fragile”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 軟弱 | なんじゃく nanjaku | soft and lacking firmness; weak; fragile |
| 脆い | もろい moroi | brittle; fragile; weak |
| 柔 | やわ yawa | soft; weak; fragile |
| フラジャイル | フラジャイル furajairu | fragile |
| デリケート | デリケート derikeeto | fragile; delicate; sensitive (e.g. skin) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 脆い | もろい moroi | brittle; fragile; weak |
| 脆性 | ぜいせい zeisei | brittleness |
| 脆弱性 | ぜいじゃくせい zeijakusei | vulnerability; weakness; fragility |
| 脆化 | ぜいか zeika | embrittlement |
| 水素脆化 | すいそぜいか suisozeika | hydrogen embrittlement |
| 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 “fragile”.
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