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弱(よわ)さ

よわさyowasa

Rare or specialisedNoun

Meanings

Meanings are shown in English (JMdict).

  1. noun

    weakness

Example sentences 8

本(ほん)当(とう)の勝(しょう)利(り)とは、他(た)者(しゃ)に打(う)ち勝(か)つことではなく、己(おのれ)の弱(よわ)さに打(う)ち勝(か)つ『正(まさ)勝(かつ)吾(あ)勝(がつ)』にあると信(しん)じている。

  • I believe that true victory lies not in defeating others, but in 'Seisho Goko'—overcoming one's own weaknesses.

世(せ)界(かい)が抱(かか)える最(もっと)も重(じゅう)大(だい)な問(もん)題(だい)は悪(あく)人(にん)の強(つよ)さではなく善(ぜん)人(にん)の弱(よわ)さである。

  • The most serious problem the world faces is not the strength of the wicked, but the powerlessness of the good.

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