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The kanji 柔: meaning, readings and stroke order
柔
- Meaning
- soft, gentle
- On reading
- ジュウ juu、ニュウ nyuu
- Kun reading
- やわ（らか） yawaraka、やわ（らかい） yawarakai
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 木 tree
- Level
- Level 7 · junior high school
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- mềm mại, hiền hoà (nhu)
- Japanese
- やわらかい。やさしい。
- Korean
- 부드럽다 (유)
- Chinese
- 柔软、温和
Readings, words and example sentences
ジュウ juu · on reading
柔道
judo
兄は 柔道を ならって います。
My big brother takes judo lessons.
ニュウ nyuu · on reading · less common
柔和
gentle, mild
柔和な 顔を して います。
He has a gentle face.
やわ（らか） yawaraka · kun reading
柔らか
soft
柔らかな パンです。
This is soft bread.
やわ（らかい） yawarakai · kun reading
柔らかい
soft
この まくらは 柔らかいです。
This pillow is soft.
Practise writing 柔 in the app
In Dino Kids your child writes 柔 with a finger and every stroke is checked, then takes the Level 7 practice test. Free, no ads, no in-app purchases.
Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.