Memory phrase for the Kanji: 軟
軟
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Meaning
soft, elastic, tender, gentle, flexible
Pronunciation
NAN yawa rakai
Explanation
Left: vehicle 車, right: lack 欠 (The mouth wide open ⺈ of the yawning person 人 is lacking [.. good manners])
Mnemonic
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(The first vehicles had no suspension) These vehicles lacked softness and elasticity.
Radicals
車
vehicle A hand-cart seen from the top, with axle 丨, loading area 日 and two wheels 二.
欠
deficiency The 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
5804
軟骨
なんこつ
cartilage
6661
柔軟
じゅうなん
flexible, lithe
3437
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