軟 — kanji meaning “soft”
軟
soft
- Meanings
- soft
- On'yomi
- ナン (nan)
- Kun'yomi
- やわ.らか、やわ.らかい
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #1269 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 159
- Chinese reading
- ruǎn — Chinese character page
Words with 軟
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 柔軟 | じゅうなん juunan | flexible; lithe; soft |
| 軟弱 | なんじゃく nanjaku | soft and lacking firmness; weak; fragile |
| 軟骨 | なんこつ nankotsu | cartilage |
| 軟化 | なんか nanka | softening |
| 軟式 | なんしき nanshiki | soft (esp. of softball, tennis, etc.) |
| 軟禁 | なんきん nankin | house arrest |
| 軟着陸 | なんちゃくりく nanchakuriku | soft landing |
| 硬軟 | こうなん kounan | hardness and softness; hard line and moderate line |
| 軟派 | なんぱ nanpa | seducer; smooth talker; ladies' man |
| 軟調 | なんちょう nanchou | weak (market); bearish |
| 軟膏 | なんこう nankou | ointment; salve |
| 軟体 | なんたい nantai | flexible body (esp. in gymnastics); agile physique |
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