- へなへな
- ¶~の表紙a thin and fragile [weak] cover 薄くて破れやすい表紙¶いすに~と座り込むsink down helplessly into [on to] a chair いすに力なく腰を下ろす.bending
loss of strength* * *へなへな¶~の表紙a thin and fragile [weak] cover 薄くて破れやすい表紙¶いすに~と座り込むsink down helplessly into [on to] a chair いすに力なく腰を下ろす.* * *へなへな●へなへなの板 a flimsy board
・へなへなした男 a spineless man; a weakling.
●へなへなと倒れてしまった. His legs failed him [turned to jelly (beneath him)] and he fell.
・事故の知らせを聞くと, 彼女はへなへなと夫の腕に倒れ込んだ. Hearing the news of the accident, she crumpled [sank, collapsed weakly] into her husband's arms.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.