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柔 = 木 + 矛
柔 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “tender”. It is built from 木 (tree) and 矛 (halberd). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1312.
- Keyword
- tender
- RTK frame
- 1312
- Strokes
- 9
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ジュウ, ニュウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- やわ.らか, やわ.らかい, やわ, やわ.ら
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- тендер
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 柔 soft
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 柔 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “tree” + “halberd”. 柔 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 柔 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.