| 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 1
JLPT level N2
737 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 玉 【ギョク】 precious stone (esp. jade), egg (esp. as a sushi topping), stock or security being traded, product being bought or sold, position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer), geisha, time charge for a geisha, king (of the junior player)
- 玉音 【ギョクオン】 the Emperor's voice, beautiful voice, beautiful sound
- 珠玉 【シュギョク】 jewel, gem, gem (of a story, essay, etc.), accomplished work, beautiful piece
- 居玉 【イギョク】 playing with one's king in its original starting position, sitting king
Kun reading compounds
- 玉 【たま】 ball, sphere, globe, orb, bead (of sweat, dew, etc.), drop, droplet, ball (in sports), pitch (e.g. in baseball), pile (of noodles, etc.), bullet, bulb (i.e. a light bulb), lens (of glasses, etc.), bead (of an abacus), ball (i.e. a testicle), gem, jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively), pearl, female entertainer (e.g. a geisha), person (when commenting on their nature), character, item, funds or person used as part of a plot, egg, okonomiyaki, coin, precious, beautiful, excellent
- 卵 【たまご】 eggs, egg, spawn, roe, (hen's) egg, a ... in the making, future (lawyer, doctor, etc.), budding ..., beginning, origin, infancy
- 埼玉 【さいたま】 Saitama (city, prefecture)
- 勾玉 【まがたま】 magatama, comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jade
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おう、 だん
- Korean:
- og
Spanish
- joya
- esfera
- bola
- pelota
Portuguese
- jóia
- bola
- gota
French
- bijoux
- balle
- boule
| 64 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 48 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 102 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 610 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2923 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 103 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 732 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 204 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 295 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 295 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 575 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1313 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4289 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2166 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2919 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 262 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 20821 | Morohashi |
| 3477 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3620 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 256 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 272 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 40 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4f0.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-1 | SKIP code |
| 1010.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7389 | Unicode hex code |