| 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 |
lumber, log, timber, wood, materials, ingredients, talent
- On:
- ザイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
565 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 材 【ザイ】 wood, lumber, timber, (raw) material, stuff, talent, ability, capable person
- 材質 【ザイシツ】 material, material properties, quality of material, quality of wood, quality of lumber
- 器材 【キザイ】 tools and materials, equipment and materials
- 廃材 【ハイザイ】 scrap wood, waste wood, waste, waste material, scrap material
Readings
- Japanese names:
- き、 さい
- Korean:
- jae
Spanish
- talento
- habilidad
- material
- leño
Portuguese
- tábuas
- registro
- pau
- madeira
- talento
French
- matériaux
- ingrédients
- bois de charpente
- bille de bois
- bûche
- talent
| 403 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 511 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 485 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 590 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2189 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 284 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 619 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 420 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 552 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 561 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 740 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1071 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1031 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 560 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 740 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 690 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14463 | Morohashi |
| 836 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2561 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 683 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 738 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 481 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1847 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a3.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 4490.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-64 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6750 | Unicode hex code |