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脆

脆: brittle

brittle; fragile
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Readings

On
ゼイ・セイ・セツ
Kun
もろい・よわい

脆弱 (ぜいじゃく) is read ぜい. The plain adjective is 脆い (もろい), also in 涙脆い (easily moved to tears).

Key words

脆いもろいbrittle; fragile
脆弱ぜいじゃくweak; fragile
脆弱性ぜいじゃくせいvulnerability
涙脆いなみだもろいeasily moved to tears

Example sentences

The old bridge was more fragile than I expected, and crossing it was scary.

My grandmother has grown easily moved to tears with age and cries quickly even at TV dramas.

A vulnerability was found in the system and fixed immediately.

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