弱小(じゃくしょう)

じゃくしょう
noun, na-adjective
small and weak; minor
evaluationsize
1. small and weak; minor (team, country, company)
Small in size and weak in power, said of teams, countries, companies and parties.
弱小(じゃくしょう)チームが優勝(ゆうしょう)した。
A weak team won the championship.
弱小(じゃくしょう)国(こく)は大国(たいこく)に逆(さか)らえない。
Small, weak countries cannot defy the great powers.
弱小(じゃくしょう)だった野球部(やきゅうぶ)が、新(あたら)しい監督(かんとく)のもとで県大会(けんたいかい)を勝(か)ち進(すす)んだ。
The once-weak baseball club advanced through the prefectural tournament under its new coach.

Mostly placed directly before a noun: 弱小(じゃくしょう)チーム, 弱小(じゃくしょう)国(こく). It also stands alone as a predicate (弱小(じゃくしょう)だ).

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Compare: 強豪(きょうごう) (powerhouse, strong team)
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Added 2026.10.13 22:08 · Revised 2026.10.13 22:13
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