Kanji

柔

tender, weakness, gentleness, softness

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

木部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ジュウ, ニュウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

やわらか, やわらかい, やわ, やわら

Nanori (Name Reading)

とお, なり, やす, やわ, やわら, よし

Common Readings

ジュウ, ニュウ, やわ…らか, やわ…らかい

Example sentences

この毛布は柔らかくて肌触りがいい。

This blanket is soft and feels nice.

雨上がりの庭の土は柔らかい。

The soil in the garden is soft after the rain.

彼女の物腰はとても柔らかだ。

Her manner is very soft and gentle.

絹の柔らかな感触が心地よい

The soft feel of the silk is pleasant.

彼は非常に柔軟な考え方の持ち主だ。

He is a person with a very flexible way of thinking.

彼は柔軟な思考の持ち主だ

He is a flexible thinker.

彼は柔和な表情を浮かべて、私の話を聞いてくれた。

He listened to me with a gentle expression on his face.

兄は柔道を習っている。

My older brother is learning Judo.

彼は柔道三段の腕前を持っている。

He has the skill of a third-degree black belt in judo.

政府は反対勢力を懐柔しようとした。

The government tried to placate the opposition forces.

Example Vocabulary

懐柔

かいじゅう

to placate; to win over; to bring under one's control by artful means

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柔

Kanji

Example sentences

Example Vocabulary

柔らかい

柔らか

柔軟

柔和

柔道

懐柔

優柔不断

お手柔らかに

柔軟性

柔肌

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