1.
to weaken
To make something less strong or intense.
火を弱める。
To reduce the heat.
影響を弱める。
To weaken the influence.
音を弱めて、赤ちゃんを起こさないようにした。
I lowered the sound so as not to wake the baby.
弱める means to weaken or reduce something.
TRANSITIVITY:
- Type: 他動詞 (transitive, ichidan verb)
- Pair: 弱まる (intransitive, "to become weak")
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 火を弱める: to reduce the heat (cooking)
- 勢いを弱める: to reduce momentum
- 抵抗を弱める: to weaken resistance
- 影響を弱める: to diminish influence
RELATED:
- 弱い: weak (adjective)
- 弱まる: to weaken (intransitive)
- 弱さ: weakness (noun)