Word Meaning 弱虫

よわむし yowamushi

弱虫 is read as よわむし (yowamushi) and means coward.

Meaning

English

  1. coward
  2. weakling
  3. scaredy cat
  4. wimp
  5. sissy

Reading

Kana

よわむし

Romaji

yowamushi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 8342 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

弱点

じゃくてん

weak point

弱気

よわき

bearish

弱み

よわみ

(a) weakness

弱い

よわい

weak

弱音

よわね

feeble complaint

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

弱含み

よわぶくみ

bearish tendency

弱腰

よわごし

weak attitude

弱体

じゃくたい

weak (organization, organisation)

じゃく

-lower (seismic intensity)

Example Sentences

9

Coward!

Tom, you wimp!

I'm a weakling.

Tom is a weakling.

I'm not a coward.

You're all cowards.

Tom isn't a weakling.

Tom ran off like a coward.

He resented being called a coward.