The kanji 軟: meaning, readings and stroke order

軟

Meaning: soft
On reading: ナン nan
Kun reading: やわ（らか） yawaraka、やわ（らかい） yawarakai
Strokes: 11
Radical: 車 cart, car
Level: Level 9 · senior high school

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: mềm, mềm dẻo (nhuyễn)
Japanese: やわらかい。
Korean: 부드럽다, 무르다 (연)
Chinese: 软、柔软 (软)

Readings, words and example sentences

ナン nan · on reading · less common

柔じゅう軟なん
flexible
柔じゅう軟なんに考えます。
I think in a flexible way.

やわ（らか） yawaraka · kun reading · less common

軟やわらか
soft
軟やわらかな土をえらびます。
I choose soft soil.

やわ（らかい） yawarakai · kun reading · less common

軟やわらかい
soft
このゴムは 軟やわらかいです。
This rubber is soft.

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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.