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柔 · tender, weakness

柔 is a kanji meaning tender, weakness, gentleness, softness. It has 9 strokes and is on the JLPT N2 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ジュウjū
  • ニュウnyū

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • やわらかyawaraka
  • やわらかいyawarakai
  • やわyawa
  • やわらyawara

Practise the N2 kanji

In 第13巻 JLPT N2, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 柔 · 3 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 柔
WordReadingMeaningLevel
柔らかいやわらかいsoft (in reference to texture), tenderN4
柔道じゅうどうjudoN4
柔軟じゅうなんflexibleN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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