柔
柔

tender, weakness, gentleness, softness

9 strokesFrequency 1,187JLPT N2Grade 8

On

ジュウニュウ

Kun

やわ.らかやわ.らかいやわやわ.ら

Nanori

とお

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Common Words

柔らかい軟らかいやわらかい～い Adj.Freq #1689
1

soft; tender; supple; flexible; limber; limp

Examples
私は柔らかいベッドで眠るのが好きです。
I like to sleep on a soft bed.
2

gentle; mild; soft; mellow

Examples
風が柔らかく木立に触れた。
The wind gently kissed the trees.
3

light (topic, book, etc.); informal

4

flexible (thinking, mind, etc.); malleable; adaptable

柔らか軟らかやわらか～な Adj.Freq #3829
1

soft; tender; pliant; supple

Examples
彼女は背の高いほっそりした少女で、長いやわらかな茶色の髪をしていました。
She was a tall, thin girl with long, soft brown hair.
2

soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; gentle (demeanour, voice, etc.); mild

Examples
彼女は柔らかな口調で話しました。
She spoke in soft tones.
3

informal; light; flexible (e.g. thinking)

にこやか和やか柔やか～な Adj.Usually kanaFreq #5578
1

smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful

和らぐやわらぐIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #7851
1

to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate

Examples
彼の優しい言葉で彼女の気持ちが和らいだ。
She melted at his kind words.
柔軟じゅうなんNounFreq #8049
1

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

flexible; lithe; soft; pliable

Examples
考え方は柔軟でなければならない。
You must be flexible in your thinking.
2

Abbreviation

calisthenics

従順じゅうじゅん柔順Noun～な Adj.Freq #9955
1

obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant

Examples
すべてのものは、お金に従順だ。
All things are obedient to money.
やんわりAdverb～と Adverb～する VerbUsually kanaFreq #10717
1

softly; mildly; gently; politely

Examples
大統領はそのデリケートな質問に答える事をやんわりと拒否した。
The president politely declined to answer the delicate question.
柔和にゅうわNoun～な Adj.Freq #12138
1

gentle; mild; meek; tender

Examples
柔和な答は怒りをしりぞける。
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
柔道じゅうどうNounFreq #17327
1

judo

Examples
柔道では力より技のほうが大切である。
In judo, technique is more important than strength.
優柔不断ゆうじゅうふだんNoun～な Adj.～の Adj.四字熟語Freq #19318
1

indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating

Examples
彼の優柔不断さにイライラした。
I was irritated by his indecision.
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