Strength and weakness; the relative degree of power or intensity (differences in strength or efficacy).
相手の強弱を見極めて戦略を立てる必要がある。
You need to assess the opponent's strengths and weaknesses and make a strategy.
チーム内には実力の強弱がはっきりしている。
The team clearly has differences in ability among its members.
価格変動で需要の強弱が出ている。
Demand shows fluctuations in strength due to price changes.
Stress or loudness of a sound; dynamics in music or emphasis in pronunciation.
この曲は強弱のつけ方が難しい。
This piece is difficult because of how its dynamics (loud and soft) should be played.
日本語の会話では語の強弱で意味が変わることは少ないが、抑揚は重要だ。
In Japanese conversation, word stress rarely changes meaning, but intonation is important.
発音練習では、単語ごとの強弱に注意しよう。
In pronunciation practice, pay attention to the stress of each word.