- 1. [n, adj-na, adj-no] coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
Conjugation — Adjective (―na)
This word itself does not change -- these are forms of the copula だ ("to be") attached to it.
| Attributive (before a noun) | よわむしな | (yowamushina) |
| Non-past, plain | よわむしだ | (yowamushida) |
| Non-past, polite | よわむしです | (yowamushidesu) |
| Past, plain | よわむしだった | (yowamushidatta) |
| Past, polite | よわむしでした | (yowamushideshita) |
| Negative, plain | よわむしじゃない | (yowamushijanai) |
| Negative, polite | よわむしじゃないです | (yowamushijanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | よわむしじゃなかった | (yowamushijanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | よわむしじゃなかったです | (yowamushijanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | よわむしで | (yowamushide) |
| Conditional (―nara) | よわむしなら | (yowamushinara) |
Kanji in this word
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弱
weak, frailOn: ジャク (jaku)Kun: よわ.い (yowa.i)、 よわ.る (yowa.ru)、 よわ.まる (yowa.maru)、 よわ.める (yowa.meru)
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虫
insect, bug, temperOn: チュウ (chuu)、 キ (ki)Kun: むし (mushi)
Example Sentences
彼は弱虫扱いをされておこった。
He resented being called a coward.