じゅう
Meanings
Noun
1. softness; gentleness; weakness
Kanji used
soft (to touch)
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (21 in total)
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
jujitsu (classical Japanese martial art, usually referring to fighting without a weapon); jiujitsu; jujutsu
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
judo gi; judo uniform
indecisive; irresolute; weak
soft and fair goes far; willows are weak, yet they bind other wood
judo practitioner; judoka
soft hair; villus (intestinal)
hardness and softness
hardness and softness
soft and fair goes far; willows are weak, yet they bind other wood
tough on the outside but soft at heart
gentle on the outside but tough on the inside; an iron hand in a velvet glove
being tough on the outside but soft at heart; a faint-hearted person pretending to be brave
jūkenbō; "body, sword and staff" techniques in martial arts