EntryCommonJLPT N4WaniKani 43
  1. I-adjective (keiyoushi)

    soft; tender; supple; flexible; limber; limp

    私は柔らかいベッドで眠るのが好きです。
    I like to sleep on a soft bed.
  2. gentle; mild; soft; mellow

  3. light (topic, book, etc.); informal

  4. flexible (thinking, mind, etc.); malleable; adaptable

Also written 軟らかい【やわらかい】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

tender, weakness, gentleness, softness

Kun
やわ.らかやわ.らかいやわやわ.ら
On
ジュウニュウ
Strokes
9
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1187 of 2500
Radical
tree
WaniKani
Level 43

Built from

Used in names as

とお

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-2-7, 2-5-4SKIP code
4a5.34The Kanji Dictionary
1790.4Four corner code
3564deroo
67d4Unicode hex code
1-29-32JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3166Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2633New Nelson (John Haig)
2088New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2591Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1325Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1797Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1226Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1312Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1291A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
907Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1086Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14622Morohashi
1363A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
774Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
788Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
628Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1269Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1310Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1057Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1234Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
rou2Pinyin reading
yuKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
43WaniKani level