弱る

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 弱る is read as よわる and can mean growing weak or being troubled by a difficult situation.
• Basic usage: It describes declining physical condition in seedlings and a person’s difficulty caused by a sudden change.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Becoming physically weak
  • 苗が弱っている says that the seedlings are weakening during the prolonged drought. Example: 日照りが続いて畑の苗が弱っている。
• Being put in difficulty
  • 本当に弱った expresses that the unexpected schedule change caused serious trouble. Example: 急な予定変更には本当に弱った。