弱音

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: Spelling: 弱音. Reading: よわね. Core meaning: complaint; admission of weakness.
• Basic usage: Representative examples: 厳しい練習が続いても、彼は弱音を吐かなかった / 彼女は信頼する友人にだけ弱音を漏らした.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Set combinations and vulnerability
  • Expressing discouraging complaints is 弱音を吐く, while letting vulnerability slip to a trusted person is 弱音を漏らす. The word does not merely describe low vocal volume.