軟弱|なんじゃくnanjaku[0]heiban (flat)

1. na-adjective, nounsoft and lacking firmness; weak; fragile
2. na-adjective, nounweak-willed; spineless; easily swayed
3. na-adjective, noun, financeweak (market); bearish; declining (of market prices)

• Synonym脆弱ぜいじゃくWrittenWritten. Fragile and easily damaged, as in 「脆弱性」; leans toward systems and structures, while 「軟弱」 is soft ground or a spineless attitude.
• Synonym弱体じゃくたいNeutralWeakening of an organization or constitution, as in 「弱体化」; 「軟弱」 is more about softness or a lack of backbone.
• Synonym薄弱はくじゃくNeutralA weak will or shaky evidence — the stress is on lacking firmness; 「軟弱」 is more about softness or a lack of backbone.
• Synonym軟調なんちょうNeutralTechnical term: a weak, bearish market, or soft tones in photography; 「軟弱」 is more about softness or a lack of backbone.
• Synonym柔弱にゅうじゃくWrittenWritten. Short on spirit and physical strength, hence weak and feeble; 「軟弱」 also covers soft ground and spineless attitudes.
• Synonym惰弱だじゃくWrittenWritten. Lazy and cowardly, stressing a slack will; 「軟弱」 is more about softness or a lack of backbone.
• Related臆病おくびょうNeutralTimid and easily frightened; the emphasis is on fear, not physical constitution, unlike 「軟弱」, which is about softness or a lack of backbone.
• RelatedもろいNeutralEasily broken, and also soft-hearted or quick to cry, as in 「涙もろい」; 「軟弱」 is more about soft ground or a lack of backbone.
• Related弱いよわいNeutralThe broadest word for weak and the most common in speech; 「軟弱」 is more about soft ground or a lack of backbone.
• Related弱気よわきNeutralTimid and passive in attitude, and also bearish on the market; 「軟弱」 is more about softness or a lack of backbone.
• Related小心しょうしんNeutralTimid and overcautious, usually as 「小心者」; the emphasis is on cowardice.
• Related不甲斐ないふがいないCasualColloquial. Disgracefully spineless, tinged with self-reproach or disappointment; 「軟弱」 is more about softness or a lack of backbone.
• Related意気地のないいくじのないCasualColloquial and contemptuous: spineless, with no gumption; 「軟弱」 is more about softness or a lack of backbone.
• Related心弱いこころよわいWrittenWritten and rare. Faint-hearted, easily unnerved; 「軟弱」 is more about softness or a lack of backbone.
• RelatedふにゃふにゃCasualColloquial mimetic word for limp, floppy, unreliable things or people; 「軟弱」 is more about softness or a lack of backbone.
• Related女々しいめめしいNeutralSaid of unmanly, indecisive men; carries gender bias; 「軟弱」 is more about softness or a lack of backbone.
• Related小胆しょうたんWrittenWritten and rare. Lacking in nerve and magnanimity; 「軟弱」 is more about softness or a lack of backbone.
• Related怯弱きょうじゃくWrittenWritten and rare. Cowardly and faint of heart; 「軟弱」 is more about softness or a lack of backbone.
• Antonym強固きょうこNeutralAntonym. Firm and solid — the opposite of 「軟弱」 in its weak, spineless sense.
• Antonym堅固けんごNeutralAntonym. Solid, sturdy and hard to break, the opposite of 「軟弱」 in its soft, flimsy sense.
• Antonym剛健ごうけんWrittenWritten antonym. Robust and vigorous, usually as 「質実剛健」.

Use 「軟弱」 for soft ground, a weak body, or a spineless attitude, as in 「軟弱地盤」「軟弱な態度」. For fragile structures say 「脆弱」; for timidity 「臆病」; for someone hopeless or disappointing 「不甲斐ない」. The main antonyms are 「強固」 and 「剛健」.

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1. 土地とちなどがしっかりしておらず、弱よわくやわらかいさま。
2. 身体しんたいなどが鍛きたえられておらず、体力たいりょくが弱よわいさま。
3. 意志いしなどがしっかりしておらず、相手あいての言いいなりになる様子ようす。また容易よういにあきらめる様子ようす。
4. 相場そうばの安やすい状態じょうたい。