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軟

Readings

Kana: ナン、やわ.らか、やわ.らかい
Romaji: nan, yawa.raka, yawa.rakai
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

soft

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  159
Frequency:  1269
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-7-4
Korean Reading:  yeon
Chinese Reading:  ruan3
Unicode:  8edf
JIS:  4670

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1479
Nelson Index: 4614
New Nelson Index: 5947
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 7c4.1
Four Corner Index: 5708.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 1673
Gakken Index: 1199
Daikanwanjiten Index: 38213
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.1004
Remembering the kanji Index: 470
Kanji Flashcards Index: 940
Kodansha Compact Index: 1774
Kanji in Context Index: 1308
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 994
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1345
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 481
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 509
Essential Kanji Index: 1482
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1871
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1562
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1489

Words

軟 (なん)
soft
軟式 (なんしき)
soft (esp. of softball, tennis, etc.)
軟禁 (なんきん)
lenient confinement or house arrest
軟膏 (なんこう)
ointment; salve
軟弱 (なんじゃく)
weakness
柔軟 (じゅうなん)
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
軟骨 (なんこつ)
cartilage
軟体動物 (なんたいどうぶつ)
mollusc; mollusk
軟化 (なんか)
softening; mollification; weakening (of the market)
柔らかい (やわらかい)
soft; tender; limp
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