Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N2

1269 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 11

Meaning: soft

Kunyomi: やわ.らか やわ.らかい

Onyomi: ナン

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: くるまへん

Meaning: cart, car

Strokes: 7

Examples

Examples with audio

骨(なんこつ)   cartilage

水(なんすい)   soft water

着陸(なんちゃくりく)   soft-landing

式テニス(なんしきテニス)   tennis (played with soft ball)

弱な(なんじゃくな)   weak

な(じゅうなんな)   flexible, lithe

化する(なんかする)   soften, mollify

らかい(やわらかい)   soft, tender, limp

Onyomi Examples

ナン soft

ナンカ softening, softening (of attitude), mollification, weakening (of the market), blanching (of vegetables; by depriving of light)

コウナン hardness and softness, hard line and moderate line

Kunyomi Examples

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

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

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

柔らかい文章 やわらかいぶんしょう informal style