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：2026/01/09
もやしっこ
Kanji
もやしっ子
Noun
informal
Japanese Meaning
ひ弱で、体力や気力が乏しい子どもや若者をややからかう、または自嘲気味にいう俗な表現。大抵は華奢で色白、運動が苦手といったイメージを伴う。
Easy Japanese Meaning
からだがよわくうんどうがにがてなこどもをさすことば
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
瘦弱的孩子 / 弱不禁风的孩子 / 病怏怏的孩子
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
體弱、瘦弱的小孩 / 嬌弱、缺乏體力的孩子
Korean Meaning
허약한 아이 / 약골인 아이 / 체력이 약한 아이
Indonesian
anak lemah (ringkih) / anak kurus dan pucat / anak yang kurang bertenaga
Vietnamese Meaning
đứa trẻ ốm yếu, gầy gò / (khẩu ngữ) nhóc yếu đuối
Tagalog Meaning
batang payatot / batang sakitin / batang mahina ang katawan
Sense（1）
(informal) weakling child
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（ hiragana historical ）
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もやしっこ
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He is a weakling, so he needs to build up his body.
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彼はもやしっこだから、体を鍛えることが必要だ。
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