| 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 |
prohibition, ban, forbid
- On:
- キン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
681 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 禁 【キン】 ban (e.g. on smoking), prohibition
- 禁煙 【キンエン】 abstaining from smoking, quitting smoking, prohibition of smoking, No Smoking, Smoking Prohibited
- 軟禁 【ナンキン】 house arrest
- 拘禁 【コウキン】 detention, custody, confinement, internment
Readings
- Korean:
- geum
Spanish
- prohibición
- proscripción
- prohibir
Portuguese
- proibição
- proibir
- banir
French
- interdiction
- défense de
| 763 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 682 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 654 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 853 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3251 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 639 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 776 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2021 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 482 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 491 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 815 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1416 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3469 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1788 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2435 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1107 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24743 | Morohashi |
| 2795 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4098 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1098 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1179 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 772 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1841 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4e8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-8-5 | SKIP code |
| 4490.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7981 | Unicode hex code |