| 柔 | meaning | 'tender, weakness, gentleness, softness' |
| onyomi | ジュウ, ニュウ | |
| kunyomi | やわ.らか, やわ.らかい, やわ, やわ.ら |
| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| 柔らかい | やわらかい | soft |
| 柔道 | じゅうどう | judo |
| 優柔不断 | ゆうじゅうふだん | shilly-shally, indecisiveness |
| 外柔内剛 | がいじゅうないごう | gentle but firm |
| 懐柔 | かいじゅう | conciliation |
| 柔 | やわ | poorly-built, weak, insubstantial |
| 柔らか | やわらか | soft, tender, limp, subdued (colour or light) (color), gentle, meek |
| 柔らかみ | やわらかみ | (touch of) softness |
| 柔和 | にゅうわ | gentleness, mildness, meekness |
| 柔軟 | じゅうなん | flexible, lithe, soft, pliable |
| 柔軟体操 | じゅうなんたいそう | calisthenics |
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