Moto 柔: Tender; Weakness; GentlenessKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ジュウ、ニュウ
- Kun'yomi
- やわ(らか)、やわ(らかい)、やわ、やわ(ら)
- Level
- JLPT N2Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 67 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ジュウ・ニュウ)
- 柔軟じゅうなんflexible; lithe
- 柔道じゅうどうjudo
- 優柔不断ゆうじゅうふだんindecisiveness; shilly-shally
- 懐柔かいじゅうwinning over; placation
- 柔和にゅうわgentle; mild
- 柔軟体操じゅうなんたいそうcalisthenics
- グレイシー柔術グレイシーじゅうじゅつBrazilian jiu-jitsu; Gracie-style jiu-jitsu
- ブラジリアン柔術ブラジリアンじゅうじゅつBrazilian jiu-jitsu
- 優柔ゆうじゅうindecisive; irresolute
- 内剛外柔ないごうがいじゅうgentle on the outside but tough on the inside; an iron hand in a velvet glove
- 内柔外剛ないじゅうがいごうtough on the outside but soft at heart
- 剛と柔ごうとじゅうhardness and softness
- 剛柔ごうじゅうhardness and softness
- 外剛内柔がいごうないじゅうbeing tough on the outside but soft at heart; a faint-hearted person pretending to be brave
- 外柔内剛がいじゅうないごうgentle but firm
- 懐柔作戦かいじゅうさくせんoperation to win over someone by using a tactic of gentle persuasion
- 懐柔策かいじゅうさくmeasure to win somebody over to one's side
- 柔よく剛を制すじゅうよくごうをせいすsoft and fair goes far; willows are weak, yet they bind other wood
- 柔剣棒じゅうけんぼうjūkenbō; "body, sword and staff" techniques in martial arts
- 柔婉じゅうえんsimple; plain
- 柔弱にゅうじゃくweakness; effeminacy
- 柔毛じゅうもうsoft hair
- 柔細胞じゅうさいぼうparenchymal cell
- 柔組織じゅうそしきparenchyma
- 柔能く剛を制すじゅうよくごうをせいすsoft and fair goes far; willows are weak, yet they bind other wood
- 柔術じゅうじゅつjujitsu (classical Japanese martial art, usually referring to fighting without a weapon); jiujitsu
- 柔軟仕上げ剤じゅうなんしあげざいfabric softener
- 柔軟剤じゅうなんざいfabric softener; fabric conditioner
- 柔軟思考じゅうなんしこうa flexible way of thinking
- 柔軟性じゅうなんせいflexibility; pliability
- 柔軟材じゅうなんざいfabric softener; fabric conditioner
- 柔軟路線じゅうなんろせん(taking) a flexible approach (to)
- 柔道場じゅうどうじょうjudo hall
- 柔道家じゅうどうかjudo practitioner
- 柔道征服師じゅうどうせいふくしjudo therapist
- 柔道整復じゅうどうせいふくjudo therapy; traditional non-surgical osteopathic tissue and bone manipulation therapy
- 柔道整復師じゅうどうせいふくしjudo therapist
- 柔道整復術じゅうどうせいふくじゅつjudo therapy
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 柔らかいやわらかいsoft; tender
- 柔らかやわらかsoft; tender
- お手柔らかおてやわらかgentle; mild
- お手柔らかにおてやわらかにgently; mildly
- もの柔らかものやわらかmild; mild-mannered
- 御手柔らかおてやわらかgentle; mild
- 御手柔らかにおてやわらかにgently; mildly
- 手柔らかてやわらかgentle; mild
- 柔やわsoft; fragile
- 柔いやわいsoft
- 柔らやわらjudo; jujutsu
- 柔らかい文章やわらかいぶんしょうinformal style
- 柔らかさやわらかさsoftness; tenderness
- 柔らかな光やわらかなひかりsoft light
- 柔らかみやわらかみ(touch of) softness
- 柔らかめやわらかめsoftness; comparatively soft
- 柔らか目やわらかめsoftness; comparatively soft
- 柔らないやわらないsoft; tender
- 柔肉やわにくsoft flesh (esp. in a sexual context)
- 柔肌やわはだsoft fair skin
Other readings
- 柔かいやわらかいsoft; tender
- 柔やかにこやかsmiling; beaming
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