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Keyword
soft (to touch)
  • tender
  • weakness
  • gentleness
  • softness
Frequency
#1187
Strokes
9
Grade
8
JLPT (old)
N2
Heisig
1312
Readings
ジュウ57%
やわ29%
ニュウ14%
Mnemonic
A halberd slices through a tree as if it were butter, because the wood is so soft (to touch).
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in kanji
Used in vocabulary
柔じゅう軟なん
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable; calisthenics
Na-adjective
柔やわらかい
soft; tender; supple; flexible; limber; limp; gentle; mild; mellow; light (topic, book, etc.); …
I-adjective
柔やわらか
soft; tender; pliant; supple; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; gentle (demeanour, voice, etc.); mild; informal; light; …
Na-adjective
柔やわら
judo; jujutsu
Noun
柔じゅう
softness; gentleness; weakness
Noun
柔にゅう和わ
gentle; mild; meek; tender
Na-adjective
優ゆう柔じゅう不ふ断だん
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
Na-adjective
懐かい柔じゅう
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
Noun
柔じゅう術じゅつ
jujitsu (martial art); jiujitsu; jujutsu
Noun
柔やわ
soft; weak; fragile; poorly built; insubstantial
Na-adjective
柔やわ肌はだ
soft skin (esp. of a woman)
Noun
柔にゅう弱じゃく
weak; weak-kneed; soft; feeble; effeminate
Na-adjective
柔やわらかみ
(touch of) softness
Noun