| 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 6
JLPT level N1
1246 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鋼 【ハガネ】 steel, sword steel, sword
- 鋼材 【コウザイ】 steel material
- 粗鋼 【ソコウ】 crude steel
- 製鋼 【セイコウ】 steel manufacture
Kun reading compounds
- 鋼 【はがね】 steel, sword steel, sword
- 鋼色 【はがねいろ】 steel blue
- 玉鋼 【たまはがね】 traditional Japanese steel made from iron sand (esp. for use in swords)
Readings
- Korean:
- gang
Spanish
- acero
Portuguese
- aço
French
- acier
| 874 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 864 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 867 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4883 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1509 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1851 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1608 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1715 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1337 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1825 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2183 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1145 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1551 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1981 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 40509 | Morohashi |
| 1740 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6302 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1962 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2113 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 992 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2853 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8a8.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-8 | SKIP code |
| 8712.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 92fc | Unicode hex code |