弱 (Jaku) is a Japanese suffix meaning “a little less than, a little under, slightly fewer than, weakness”.
Meanings
- suffixa little less than; a little under; slightly fewer than
- nounweakness; the weak; low (setting)
- suffix-lower (seismic intensity)after a number on the Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale; e.g. 5弱
Examples
６月末に参加者を募ったら１週間弱で約５００席が予約でいっぱいになった。
When participants were sought at the end of June all, about 500, seats were reserved in under a week.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).