| 767 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 686 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 659 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1397 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2698 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 672 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1500 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2615 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1241 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1307 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 753 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1249 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 920 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 519 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 678 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1562 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 18231X | Morohashi |
| 744 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3332 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1548 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1668 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 806 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
1595 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 廉潔 【レンケツ】 honest, incorruptible, integrity
- 貞潔 【テイケツ】 chastity, purity
Kun reading compounds
- 潔い 【いさぎよい】 gracious (defeat, apology, etc.), graceful, honourable (e.g. death), noble, gallant, brave, manly, sportsmanlike, upright, righteous, honest, pure (heart), innocent, unspoiled (scenery, etc.), pure, clean
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きよ、 きよし
- Korean:
- gyeol
Spanish
- claro
- puro
- limpio
- honrado
- varonil
Portuguese
- incorrupto
- puro
- limpar
- correto
- galanteador
French
- viril
- immaculé
- pur
- clair
- droit
- brave
| 341 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a12.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-12 | SKIP code |
| 3719.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6f54 | Unicode hex code |
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
| 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) |
| 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 |