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11 strokesRadical

2High school level11 strokesRadical
On
ナン
Kun
やわ.らか・やわ.らかい
Meaning
soft

Origin

ORIGIN

車 with 欠: giving softly — soft.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ナン軟化・軟弱・硬軟
やわらか軟らかだ

Compare: 柔らか

やわらかい軟らかい

Compare: 柔らかい

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 柔軟じゅうなん

    flexible

  • 軟化なんか

    softening

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

態度が軟化してきた。

Their stance has softened.

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