弱る

よわる

to weaken

N1 #14,437

Meanings

  1. godan verb, intransitive to weaken; to grow weak; to wane; to decline (of one's health)
  2. to be downcast; to be dejected; to be dispirited
  3. to be troubled; to be at a loss; to be perplexed; to be annoyed

Its kanji

In sentences

老齢ろうれいで弱よわっている。 He is worn with age. #77246

彼かれは寄よる年波としなみで弱よわった。 He sank under the weight of age. #108633

神かみよわれわれを守まもりたまえ! God preserve us! #144896