Japanese symbol for “vulnerability”
脆弱性
ぜいじゃくせい
Romaji: zeijakusei
vulnerability; weakness; fragility
In Japanese, vulnerability is 脆弱性, read ぜいじゃくせい (zeijakusei).
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Meanings
- n vulnerability; weakness; fragility
- n vulnerability; security hole (comp)
Written forms: 脆弱性、ぜい弱性. Readings: ぜいじゃくせい.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “vulnerability”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ヴァルネラビリティ | ヴァルネラビリティ varunerabiriti | vulnerability |
| セキュリティホール | セキュリティホール sekyuritihooru | security hole; vulnerability |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 脆弱 | ぜいじゃく zeijaku | weak; frail; fragile |
| 脆い | もろい moroi | brittle; fragile; weak |
| 脆性 | ぜいせい zeisei | brittleness |
| 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 |
| 女性 | じょせい josei | woman; female |
See also: Chinese symbol for “vulnerability”.
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