Word Meaning 弱音

じゃくおん jakuon

弱音 is read as じゃくおん (jakuon) and means dampening (of sound).

Meaning

English

dampening (of sound)
soft sound

Reading

Kana

じゃくおん

Romaji

jakuon

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 強がり Rank 103876 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

弱音をはく

よわねをはく

to whine

弱音器

じゃくおんき

damper

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

弱虫

よわむし

coward

弱含み

よわぶくみ

bearish tendency

弱腰

よわごし

weak attitude

Example Sentences

弱音を吐いてばかりいないで、何かしなさい！

Don't just whine, do something!

５年に及ぶ、つらかったガンの治療期間中、彼は何とか弱音をはかず毅然とした態度を崩さなかった。

Throughout the five years of painful cancer treatments, he managed to keep a stiff upper lip.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 1 related entries

Real usage of this vocabulary in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

弱音ハク Yowane Haku