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柔

JLPT N2 9 strokes Frequency: #1187

Meanings

Tender, Weakness, Gentleness, Softness

Radicals

木

Decomposition

⿱矛木

Etymology

Ideographic: Wood 木 so soft it can be cut 矛

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 9

Stroke Order

1 corner right-to-left

2 dot right-to-left

3 corner bottom-right-to-top-left

4 hook bottom-right-to-top-left

5 diagonal top-right-to-bottom-left

6 horizontal bottom-to-top

7 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left

8 diagonal bottom-to-top

9 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ジュウ juu

ニュウ nyuu

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

やわ yawa

Words Using This Kanji

61 words total

Other (20 words)

柔道整復術じゅうどうせいふくじゅつ

judo therapy

剛柔ごうじゅう

hardness and softness

parenchyma

Brazilian jiu-jitsu

soft

soft and fair goes far

柔らかさやわらかさ

softness

柔らやわら

judo

毛の柔物けのにこもの

small animal with soft fur

柔らかめやわらかめ

softish

懐柔作戦かいじゅうさくせん

operation to win over someone by using a tactic of gentle persuasion

手柔らかてやわらか

gentle

グレイシー柔術グレイシーじゅうじゅつ

Brazilian jiu-jitsu

柔肉やわにく

soft flesh (esp. in a sexual context)

柔然じゅうぜん

Juan-juan (Mongolian nomads)

柔道畳じゅうどうたたみ

judo mat

柔突起じゅうとっき

(intestinal) villus

剛柔流ごうじゅうりゅう

Goju-ryu (karate school)

全日本柔道連盟ぜんにほんじゅうどうれんめい

All Japan Judo Federation

国際柔道連盟こくさいじゅうどうれんめい

International Judo Federation

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