弱 = 弓 + 冫

弱 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “weak”. It is built from 弓 (bow) and 冫 (ice). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1323. It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword: weak
RTK frame: 1323
Strokes: 10
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ジャク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): よわ.い, よわ.る, よわ.まる, よわ.める
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: слабый
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 弱 weak

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 弱

How to find 弱 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “bow” + “ice”. 弱 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 弱 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.