Kanji: 柔 Radical: 木 (き) :
ジュウ、ニュウ;
やわ（らかい）、やわ（らか）;
soft
Joyo grade: 8 Stroke count: 9 Index in Nelson dictionary: 3166 Index in Halpern dictionary: 2088
| 剛と柔 | ごうとじゅう | hardness and softness/ |
| 外柔内剛 | がいじゅうないごう
| (n) gentle but firm/(P)/ |
| 内柔外剛 | ないじゅうがいごう
| (n) tough on the outside but soft at
heart/ |
| 懐柔策 | かいじゅうさく
| (n) measure to win somebody over to one's
side/ |
| 物柔らか | ものやわらか | (adj-na,n) mild/mild-mannered/gentle/(P)/ |
| 優柔不断 | ゆうじゅうふだん
| (n)
shilly-shally/indecisiveness/(P)/ |
| 優柔 | ゆうじゅう | (adj-na,n) indecisiveness/ |
| 物腰の柔らかい | ものごしのやわらかい | gentle-mannered/ |
| 懐柔 | かいじゅう
| (n,vs) conciliation/(P)/ |
Japanese - English dictionary courtesy of Jim Breen.
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