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Kanji Detail for 軟 - "soft, flexible, gentle"

軟

  • Meaning

    軟 means "soft, flexible, gentle."

    1. Soft - Not hard; yielding to pressure.

    2. Flexible - Able to bend without breaking; adaptable.

    3. Gentle - Mild and kind; not harsh.

    4. Weak - Lacking strength or firmness.

  • Words using 軟

    • 柔軟 じゅうなん Listen flexible; lithe; soft
    • 軟式 なんしき Listen soft (esp. of softball, tennis, etc.)
    • 軟禁 なんきん Listen house arrest
    • 軟化 なんか Listen softening; softening (of attitude); mollification

  • Tattoo check: 軟

    • Verified meaning: soft, flexible, gentle
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    soft

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    soft, flexible, pliable; weak

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    soft; flexible

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    soft, pliable, flexible; weak

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Soft.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    nan(ナン) ナン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    yawa.rakai(やわ-らかい) やわ-らかい

    yawaraka(やわ-らか) やわ-らか

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    車 (kuruma・kurumahen)

  • Related Keywords

    soft flexible gentle calm fragile supple weak pliable adaptable compliant cushioned delicate ductile elastic lenient malleable mild relaxed smooth spongy tender yielding

Sentences including 軟

  • Become more flexible!

  • You should be more open-minded.

  • She is flexible in her opinions.

  • Our thinking is flexible.

  • The cartilage has slipped out here.

  • Be more flexible.

  • Lack of flexibility is an obstacle to one's progress.

  • My body is not so flexible as it used to be.

  • You must be flexible in your thinking.

  • We should adopt flexible tactics for the moment.

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