Word Meaning 弱みを握る

よわみをにぎる yowamionigiru

弱みを握る is read as よわみをにぎる (yowamionigiru) and means to have (someone) by the short hairs.

Meaning

English

  1. to have (someone) by the short hairs
  2. to have something on (someone)

Reading

Kana

よわみをにぎる

Romaji

yowamionigiru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 125265 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

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弱まる

よわまる

to abate

弱める

よわめる

to weaken

弱る

よわる

to be downcast

弱り果てる

よわりはてる

to be exhausted

弱り切る

よわりきる

to faint

弱冠

じゃっかん

twenty years of age

弱視

じゃくし

amblyopia

弱結合

じゃくけつごう

weak coupling

弱保合い

よわもちあい

(stock market) barely holding steady

弱気筋

よわきすじ

bearish traders

弱電器

じゃくでんき

light electrical appliance

弱酸性

じゃくさんせい

slight acidity