柔 – tender, weakness, gentleness

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The kanji 柔 means tender, weakness, gentleness, softness. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ジュウ、ニュウ (juu, nyuu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is やわ.らか、やわ.らかい、やわ、やわ.ら (yawaraka, yawarakai, yawa, yawara). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 木 (no. 75).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ジュウ	juu
On’yomi	ニュウ	nyuu
Kun’yomi	やわ.らか	yawaraka
Kun’yomi	やわ.らかい	yawarakai
Kun’yomi	やわ	yawa
Kun’yomi	やわ.ら	yawara

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 木 (Kangxi radical 75). Components: 矛・木・マ.

Words using 柔

柔道じゅうどうjudo柔らかいやわらかいsoft柔軟じゅうなんflexible

Example sentences

柔道では力より技のほうが大切である。

In judo, technique is more important than strength.

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私は柔らかいベッドで眠るのが好きです。

I like to sleep on a soft bed.

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風が柔らかく木立に触れた。

The wind gently kissed the trees.

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Kanji with the same radical

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