Memory phrase for the Kanji: 柔

柔

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Meaning tender, gentle, soft, mild, weak

Pronunciation

JŪ, NYŪ
yawarakai

Explanation

Spear 矛 (developed from the image of a barbed lance) positioned in the top of a tree 木, where the wood is still weak.

Mnemonic
 
A spear made out the top of a tree is tender and weak.

Radicals

矛 barbed lanceThe radical munohoko shows a barbed lance. Do not mistake with prior/beforehand 予. Other radicals with weapons are: 戈 殳 斤
木 tree
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 Vocabulary

柔らかい やわらかい  soft, tender, limp
柔軟 じゅうなん  flexible, lithe
柔道 じゅうどう  judo

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