柔 — kanji meaning “tender”
柔
tender, weakness, gentleness, softness
- Meanings
- tender, weakness, gentleness, softness
- On'yomi
- ジュウ (juu)、ニュウ (nyuu)
- Kun'yomi
- やわ.らか、やわ.らかい、やわ、やわ.ら
- Name readings
- とお
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #1187 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 75
- Chinese reading
- róu — Chinese character page
Words with 柔
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 柔軟 | じゅうなん juunan | flexible; lithe; soft |
| 柔道 | じゅうどう juudou | judo |
| 柔らかい | やわらかい yawarakai | soft; tender; supple |
| 柔らか | やわらか yawaraka | soft; tender; pliant |
| 優柔不断 | ゆうじゅうふだん yuujuufudan | indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally |
| 柔和 | にゅうわ nyuuwa | gentle; mild; meek |
| 懐柔 | かいじゅう kaijuu | winning over; placation; gentle persuasion |
| 柔術 | じゅうじゅつ juujutsu | jujitsu (martial art); jiujitsu; jujutsu |
| 柔肌 | やわはだ yawahada | soft skin (esp. of a woman) |
| 柔ら | やわら yawara | judo; jujutsu |
| 柔弱 | にゅうじゃく nyuujaku | weak; weak-kneed; soft |
| 柔軟体操 | じゅうなんたいそう juunantaisou | calisthenics |
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