軟

11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N2

soft

Kun'yomi
  • やわらか
    		soft ②soft (color, light, etc.) ③informal
  • やわらかい
    		soft ②gentle ③informal
On'yomi
  • ナン
    		soft

Main Radical

車(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ナン 85.5%
やわらかやわらかい 14.5%

Character Breakdown

soft
ナン　やわ.らか (9th, N2)
car
シャ　くるま　くら (1st, N5)
span, range, extend over
わた.る　コウ　わたる (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン　あき.らか　あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
lack, gap, fail
ケツ　か.ける　ケン (4th, N3)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)

Common Words

なん
軟
ぱ
派
seducer ②picking up women ③moderate party ④social story (in a newspaper, etc.)
じゅう
柔
なん
軟
flexible
なん
軟
じゃく
弱
weakness
こう
硬
なん
軟
hardness and softness
なん
軟
きん
禁
house arrest
なん
軟
こつ
骨
cartilage ②nankotsu
なん
軟
しき
式
soft (esp. of softball, tennis, etc.)
なん
軟
こう
膏
ointment
なん
軟
きゅう
球
soft ball
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References

Unicode hex code 8EDF
JIS X 0208 1-38-80
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4614
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5947
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1479
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1871
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 994
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Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 470
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 509
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1199
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1482
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 38213
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1673
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1788
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1922
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 940
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1489
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1308
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1774
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 481
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7c4.1
Four corner code 5708.2
De Roo Code 1562