01
柔らかい
やわらかい
soft
Meanings
- tender
- weakness
- gentleness
- softness
Readings
Onyomi
- ジュウ
- ニュウ
Kunyomi
- やわ.らか
- やわ.らかい
- やわ
- やわ.ら
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Useful words
02
柔道
じゅうどう
judo
03
柔軟
じゅうなん
flexible
04
柔和
にゅうわ
gentle
05
優柔不断
ゆうじゅうふだん
indecisive
06
柔らぐ
やわらぐ
to soften
Compare Kanji
01軟Meaning95%softSoftness is shared directly, with 軟 often used for flexible or pliable things.02硬Pair92%stiff, hardHardness in 硬 offers the cleanest contrast for remembering 柔.03弱Meaning78%weak, frailWeakness and softness overlap, though 弱 leans more toward lack of strength.04強Pair76%strongStrong versus gentle is an easy contrast, especially for the feel of 柔.05剛Pair83%sturdy, strength剛 means hard or sturdy, so it sits across from the yielding quality of 柔.06矛Component72%halberd, armsThe spear-like 矛 top is a helpful shape anchor above the 木 in 柔.