1673 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1199 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4614 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1482 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
940 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1788 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1922 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1308 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1774 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1871 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
994 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1345 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
481 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
38213 | Morohashi |
1479 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5947 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
470 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
509 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1489 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1269 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 軟 【ナン】 soft
- 軟化 【ナンカ】 softening, softening (of attitude), mollification, weakening (of the market), blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
- 硬軟 【コウナン】 hardness and softness, hard line and moderate line
- 軽軟 【ケイナン】 light and soft (of a wood)
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
Readings
- Korean:
- yeon
Spanish
- suave
- flojo
- débil
Portuguese
- macio
French
- mou
1562 | 2001 Kanji |
7c4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-4 | SKIP code |
5708.2 | Four corner code |
1-38-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8edf | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
672 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鉄 【テツ】 iron (Fe), steel, iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.), railway, railway enthusiast
- 鉄製 【テッセイ】 made of iron
- 国鉄 【コクテツ】 national railway, Japan National Railways (1949-1987)
- 新日本製鐵 【シンニッポンセイテツ】 Nippon Steel Corporation
Kun reading compounds
- 黒金 【くろがね】 iron
Readings
- Japanese names:
- けん、 てっ
- Korean:
- cheol
Spanish
- hierro
- acero
Portuguese
- ferro
French
- fer
283 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
374 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
353 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
327 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4844 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
242 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
976 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1948 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
312 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
312 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
147 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1814 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2147 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1126 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1527 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
854 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
40285 | Morohashi |
1711 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6253 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
846 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
909 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
449 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
422 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2863 | 2001 Kanji |
8a5.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-5 | SKIP code |
8513.0 | Four corner code |
1-37-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9244 | Unicode hex code |