Kanji

Level: N2 Strokes: 9

柔

Meaning in English

tender, weakness, gentleness

Readings

Onyomi: ジュウ, ニュウ Kunyomi: やわ.らか, やわ.らかい, やわ, やわ.ら Romaji: juu, nyuu / yawa.raka, yawa.rakai, yawa, yawa.ra

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Translations in other languages:

Portuguese terno, fraqueza, gentileza

Spanish tierno, debilidad, gentileza

Korean 부드러움, 약함, 온화함

French tendresse, faiblesse, douceur

Italian tenerezza, debolezza, gentilezza

German Zartheit, Schwäche, Sanftmut

Indonesian lembut, kelemahan, kelembutan

★ Vietnamese dịu dàng, yếu đuối, mềm mại

Thai อ่อนโยน, ความอ่อนแอ, ความนุ่มนวล

Related kanji

N2 査 sa investigate, investigation, investigar N1 染 sen / so.meru, so.maru, shi.miru, shi.mi dye, color, paint N1 柄 hei / gara, e, tsuka design, pattern, build N3 栃 tochi horse chestnut, (kokuji), marronnier d'Inde N2 栄 ei, you / saka.eru, ha.e, -ba.e, ha.eru, e flourish, prosperity, honor N1 柳 ryuu / yanagi willow, saule, sauce N1 架 ka / ka.keru, ka.karu erect, frame, mount N2 柱 chuu / hashira pillar, post, cylinder N1 柵 saku, san / shigara.mu, shigarami, toride, yarai stockade, fence, weir

Words with this kanji

N1 柔軟 juunan flexible N4 柔道 juudou judo, Japanese martial art N4 柔らかい yawarakai soft, tender, flexible