| 1363 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1291 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3166 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1086 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 628 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 907 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 774 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 788 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1310 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1057 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2591 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1325 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1797 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1234 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14622 | Morohashi |
| 2088 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2633 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1226 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1312 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1269 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1187 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 柔 【ジュウ】 softness, gentleness, weakness
- 柔道 【ジュウドウ】 judo
- 内剛外柔 【ナイゴウガイジュウ】 gentle on the outside but tough on the inside, an iron hand in a velvet glove
- 外剛内柔 【ガイゴウナイジュウ】 being tough on the outside but soft at heart, a faint-hearted person pretending to be brave
- 柔和 【ニュウワ】 gentle, mild, meek, tender
- 柔弱 【ニュウジャク】 weak, weak-kneed, soft, feeble, effeminate
Kun reading compounds
- 柔らか 【やわらか】 soft, tender, pliant, supple, soft (colour, light, etc.), subdued, gentle (demeanour, voice, etc.), mild, informal, light, flexible (e.g. thinking)
- 柔らかい 【やわらかい】 soft, tender, supple, flexible, limber, limp, gentle, mild, soft, mellow, light (topic, book, etc.), informal, flexible (thinking, mind, etc.), malleable, adaptable
- 柔らかい 【やわらかい】 soft, tender, supple, flexible, limber, limp, gentle, mild, soft, mellow, light (topic, book, etc.), informal, flexible (thinking, mind, etc.), malleable, adaptable
- 柔 【やわ】 soft, weak, fragile, poorly built, insubstantial
- 柔ら 【やわら】 judo, jujutsu
- 柔ら 【やわら】 judo, jujutsu
- 柔らか 【やわらか】 soft, tender, pliant, supple, soft (colour, light, etc.), subdued, gentle (demeanour, voice, etc.), mild, informal, light, flexible (e.g. thinking)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とお
- Korean:
- yu
Spanish
- suave
- tierno
- blando
Portuguese
- macio
- ponto fraco
- gentileza
- suavidade
French
- tendre
- faiblesse
- douceur
| 3564 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a5.34 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 1790.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 67d4 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
350 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 術 【ジュツ】 art, technique, means, way, trick, trap, plot, stratagem, magic
- 術後 【ジュツゴ】 postoperative, after surgery
- 奇術 【キジュツ】 magic, conjuring, sleight of hand, legerdemain
- 占星術 【センセイジュツ】 astrology
Kun reading compounds
- 術 【すべ】 way, method, means
- 術無し 【すべなし】 having no choice, at a loss for what to do, at one's wits' end
- なす術 【なすすべ】 means, method, way
- 為ん術 【せんすべ】 (proper) methods
Readings
- Korean:
- sul
Spanish
- arte
- técnica
- manera de hacer las cosas
Portuguese
- arte
- técnica
- habilidade
- meios
- truque
- recursos
- mágica
French
- technique
- art
- moyens
- tour
- ressources
- magie
| 636 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 732 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 708 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 299 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1621 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 447 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 877 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1298 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 187 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 187 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 370 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1614 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 575 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 350 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 433 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1539 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 34046P | Morohashi |
| 476 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1754 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1525 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1644 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 322 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 736 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2053 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3i8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 2122.1 | Four corner code |
| 2190.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8853 | Unicode hex code |