This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ジュウ、ニュウ、やわ.らか、やわ.らかい、やわ、やわ.ら
Romaji: jū, nyū, yawa.raka, yawa.rakai, yawa, yawa.ra
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Name Reading

Kana: とお
Romaji: too
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Meanings

tender, weakness, gentleness, softness

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  110
Frequency:  1187
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-2-7
Korean Reading:  yu
Chinese Reading:  rou2
Unicode:  67d4
JIS:  3D40

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2088
Nelson Index: 3166
New Nelson Index: 2633
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4a5.34
Four Corner Index: 1790.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 1363
Gakken Index: 1291
Japanese Names Index: 907
Daikanwanjiten Index: 14622
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0265
Remembering the kanji Index: 1226
Kanji Flashcards Index: 628
Kodansha Compact Index: 1057
Kanji in Context Index: 1310
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1325
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1797
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1234
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1312
Essential Kanji Index: 1086
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2591
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3564
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1269

Words

(やわ)
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
(じゅう)
softness; gentleness; weakness
柔軟 (じゅうなん)
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
柔術 (じゅうじゅつ)
jujitsu (classical Japanese martial art, usually referring to fighting without a weapon); jiujitsu; jujutsu
軟らか (やわらか)
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
柔ら (やわら)
judo; jujutsu
柔道 (じゅうどう)
judo
柔らかい (やわらかい)
soft; tender; limp
懐柔 (かいじゅう)
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
優柔不断 (ゆうじゅうふだん)
shilly-shally; indecisiveness
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