Memory phrase for the Kanji: 軟


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Meaning soft, elastic, tender, gentle, flexible

Pronunciation

NAN
yawarakai

Explanation

Left: vehicle 車, right: lack 欠 (The mouth wide open ⺈ of the yawning person 人 is lacking [.. good manners])

Mnemonic


 
(The first vehicles had no suspension) These vehicles lacked softness and elasticity.

Radicals

vehicleA hand-cart seen from the top, with axle 丨, loading area 日 and two wheels 二.
deficiencyThe radical kakeru shows a mouth wide open ⺈ of a person 人 [when yawning] and stands for lack or deficiency. (perhaps a lack of good manners?)
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 Vocabulary

軟らかい やわらかい  soft, tender, limp
軟骨 なんこつ  cartilage
柔軟 じゅうなん  flexible, lithe


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