JLPT N2 · 11 strokes
Kanji 軟: "soft"
The kanji 軟 means "soft". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ナン in on'yomi and やわ.らか, やわ.らかい in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ナン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
やわ.らかやわ.らかい
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | soft |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1269 of 2,501 |
Common words with 軟
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 柔軟flexible; lithe; soft; pliable · calisthenics
- 軟弱soft and lacking firmness; weak; fragile · weak-willed; spineless; easily swayed
- 軟禁house arrest
- 柔軟性flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
- 軟化softening · softening (of attitude); mollification
- 軟soft
- 軟膏ointment; salve
- 軟派seducer; smooth talker; ladies' man; playboy · picking up women; hitting on women
- 軟禁状態(state of) house arrest; (state of) confinement
- 軟体動物mollusc; mollusk
- 軟骨cartilage · nankotsu; (dish of) gristle (usu. of chicken, deep-fried)
- 柔軟体操calisthenics
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