柔 flexible

矛 (halberd) + 木 (tree)
★★★☆☆
9 strokes
DUPE
This 'soft' has more of a good meaning than the OTHER 'soft' kanji (軟): flexible rather than weak.

Onyomi

JUU

Flexible JEWS sometimes eat this:

Mnemonic

The halberd is made from a flexible wood, so when you stab someone it doesn't hurt them.

Kunyomi

やわ*らかい flexible, mild, gentle. In pornos, when someone grabs a handful of boobie and yells 'やわらかい!!' they're using this kanji, not 軟。Also you can use 柔らかい for an object which bends like a novelty 'krazy straw', or if you tap it with your finger, the finger leaves a little dent (dead body). 1/2 KANA
★★★☆☆

Jukugo

柔軟(じゅうなん) な

flexible ★☆☆☆☆
柔 (flexible) + 軟 (soft) = 柔軟 (flexible)

flexible, like a Crazy Straw / elastic

柔道(じゅうどう)

Judo ☆☆☆☆☆
柔 (flexible) + 道 (street) = 柔道 (Judo)

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
季 season CHILD 子
委 member WOMAN 女
条 clause EACH 各
柔 flexible HALBERDS 矛

A CHILD grows every season,

but a WOMAN is a member of the MILF club.

EACH clause in the contract forbids flexible HALBERDS.

Synonyms

soft
軟    柔