Memory phrase for the character: 軟

軟

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Meaning

soft, elastic, tender, gentle, flexible

Pronunciation

NAN
yawarakai

Explanation

 Left: vehicle 車, right: lack 欠 (The mouth wide open ⺈ of the yawning person 人 is lacking [.. good manners])

Mnemonic
 
(The first vehicles had no suspension) These vehicles lacked softness and elasticity.

Radicals

車 vehicleA hand-cart seen from the top, with axle 丨, loading area 日 and two wheels 二.
欠 deficiencyThe radical kakeru shows a mouth wide open ⺈ of a person 人 [when yawning] and stands for lack or deficiency. (perhaps a lack of good manners?)




 Vocabulary

軟らかい やわらかい  soft, tender, limp
軟骨 なんこつ  cartilage
柔軟 じゅうなん  flexible, lithe

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