柔

tender

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Readings

On readingジュウ、ニュウ

Kun readingやわ.らか、やわ.らかい、やわ、やわ.ら

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

tenderRtK
柔よく剛を制す。Soft words win hard hearts.tatoeba
糊を引いていない柔らかい絹。It is soft silk without starching.wiki
weakness
gentleness
softness

soft
pliant
supple
soft (colour, light, etc.)

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical木tree

Components

How it's built

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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halberd · beforehand · tree (木) · wood (木)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1312

Compound words

柔道じゅうどう

judo

柔らかいやわらかい

soft; tender; supple; flexible; limber

懐柔かいじゅう

winning over; placation; gentle persuasion

柔軟じゅうなん

flexible; lithe; soft; pliable; calisthenics

柔和にゅうわ

gentle; mild; meek; tender

柔らかやわらか

soft; tender; pliant; supple; soft (colour, light, etc.)

優柔不断ゆうじゅうふだん

indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating

jujitsu (martial art)

(taking) a flexible approach (to)

柔軟仕上げ剤じゅうなんしあげざい

fabric softener

Additional Examples

彼は柔らかい粘土で小さな塑像を作った。

He made a little statue out of soft clay.tatoeba

彼の優柔不断が将来の災いの種をまいた。

His indecision sowed the seeds of future trouble.tatoeba

当分の間は柔軟な戦術を取るべきだ。

We should adopt flexible tactics for the moment.tatoeba

当分の間は柔軟な戦術を取ってみてはどうでしょう。

I suggest we adopt flexible tactics for the moment.tatoeba

柔道、剣道等も現在行われている。

Judo, kendo, etc. are being practiced now, too.wiki

すなわち、空手衣の元は柔道衣である。

That is, the original form of the karate uniform was a judo uniform.wiki

糊を引いていない柔らかい絹。

It is soft silk without starching.wiki

砂糖や水飴を加えて練った柔らかい餅。

Soft mochi produced by adding sugar and glutinous malt-sugar to glutinous rice and kneading it.wiki

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