Japanese symbol for “whine”
弱音
よわね
Romaji: yowane
feeble complaint; whine
In Japanese, whine is 弱音, read よわね (yowane).
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Meanings
- n feeble complaint; whine
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “whine”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 泣き声 | なきごえ nakigoe | cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine |
| 鳴く | なく naku | to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry |
| クンクン鳴く | クンクンなく kunkunnaku | to whine (of a dog) |
| 弱音をはく | よわねをはく yowaneohaku | to whine; to make feeble complaints |
| 駄々をこねる | だだをこねる dadaokoneru | to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 弱気 | よわき yowaki | timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted |
| 貧弱 | ひんじゃく hinjaku | poor; meagre; meager |
| 脆弱 | ぜいじゃく zeijaku | weak; frail; fragile |
| 音楽 | おんがく ongaku | music |
| 音声 | おんせい onsei | voice; speech |
See also: Chinese symbol for “whine”.
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.