JLPT N3 · Describing things

柔らかい

やわらかい

soft

Stroke order of 柔らかい

4 characters, 16 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

柔 · 9 strokesら · 2 strokes か · 3 strokes い · 2 strokes

Memory trick

A spear (矛) made of bendy young tree wood (木) flexes softly instead of piercing.

Parts: 柔 = 矛 spear + 木 tree

The characters in 柔らかい

らら — ra (2 strokes)
かか — ka (3 strokes)
いい — i (2 strokes)

Example sentence

この肉はとても柔らかいです。

このにくはとてもやわらかいです。

This meat is very tender.

Words with 柔

More words: Describing things

必要necessary 大切important; precious 簡単simple; easy 複雑complicated 正確accurate; exact 適当suitable; half-hearted 十分enough; sufficient 特別special 普通normal; usual 珍しいrare; unusual 細かいfine; detailed 深いdeep 浅いshallow 固いhard; firm 確かcertain; if I remember correctly

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