弱点

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 弱点, read じゃくてん, means a weak point in a person or thing.
• Basic usage: Use it for something to overcome through practice or a drawback such as a bag getting wet easily.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• People and things
  • In the first example it refers to an area of personal weakness to work on.
  • In the second, it refers to an unfavorable property of an object.
• A common expression
  • The example's 弱点を克服したい means wanting to overcome a weak point. たい expresses a wish, not an already completed achievement.