Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N2

1187 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 9

Meaning: tender, weakness, gentleness, softness

Kunyomi: やわ.らか やわ.らかい やわ やわ.ら

Onyomi: ジュウ ニュウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading:

Meaning: tree

Strokes: 4

Examples

Examples with audio

道(じゅうどう)   judo

軟な(じゅうなんな)   flexible, lithe

和な(にゅうわな)   gentle, mild, meek

らかい(やわらかい)   soft, tender, limp

Onyomi Examples

ジュウ softness, gentleness, weakness

ジュウドウ judo

内剛外 ナイゴウガイジュウ gentle on the outside but tough on the inside, an iron hand in a velvet glove

外剛内 ガイゴウナイジュウ being tough on the outside but soft at heart, a faint-hearted person pretending to be brave

ニュウワ gentle, mild, meek, tender

ニュウジャク weakness, effeminacy, enervation

Kunyomi Examples

らか やわらか soft, tender, pliant, supple, soft (colour, light, etc.), subdued, gentle (demeanour, voice, etc.), mild, informal, light, flexible (e.g. thinking)

らかい やわらかい soft, tender, pliant, supple, limber, limp, gentle, mild, mellow, informal, light, flexible (e.g. thinking)

らかい やわらかい soft, tender, pliant, supple, limber, limp, gentle, mild, mellow, informal, light, flexible (e.g. thinking)

らかい文章 やわらかいぶんしょう informal style

やわ soft, fragile, weak, poorly built, insubstantial

やわら judo, jujutsu

やわら judo, jujutsu

らか やわらか soft, tender, pliant, supple, soft (colour, light, etc.), subdued, gentle (demeanour, voice, etc.), mild, informal, light, flexible (e.g. thinking)