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Kanji 柔

9 strokes

Meaning

tender, weakness, gentleness, softness

On'yomi
ジュウニュウ
Kun'yomi
やわらかやわらかいやわやわら
Strokes
9
JLPT
N2
School grade
Secondary school
Kanken
4級
Frequency
#1187 / 2500

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

Words with 柔

  • 柔道

    じゅうどう

    judo

    N4
  • 柔らかい

    やわらかい

    soft (in reference to texture), tender

    N4
  • 柔軟

    じゅうなん

    flexible

    N1

Example sentences

  • これ触さわってみて。めっちゃ柔やわらかいよ。

    Feel this. It's really soft.

  • より柔軟じゅうなんであれ。

    Become more flexible!

  • 柔道じゅうどうを練習れんしゅうしています。

    I'm practising judo.

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