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柔

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Frequency rank 1224 / 2,608

Gentle

On’yomi
じゅう
Kun’yomi
やわ
Radical
木 Tree (Kangxi 75)

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 罰 (Penalty), less common than 誕 (Birth).

A spear on top with a tree below — a spear made of flexible tree wood that bends but doesn't break, a gentle weapon.

In words

柔道 じゅうどう judoN4
柔らかい やわらかい softN4
柔軟 じゅうなん flexible;litheN1

柔 is rank 1224 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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