Pre-Level 1
靱

Meaning

Kanji 靱

pliable

pliable, quiver, soft

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
うつおうつぼしな.やかゆぎ
Onyomi 音読み
ササイサツジンニン
Nanori 名乗り
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Variant: 靭 (Legal Form)

Jōyō
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Strokes
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Kanji Kentei
Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji
剱 • 釼 • 籾 • 剏 • 衂 • 刄 • 仭

Related vocabulary

7 common entries

Showing 7 of 8 entries that include this kanji.

じん帯

じんたい

ligament

靭皮

じんぴ

bast

靫

ゆぎ

quiver (of arrows; box-shaped)

靱性

じんせい

toughness (of a material)

強靭

きょうじん

tough

前十字靱帯

ぜんじゅうじじんたい

anterior cruciate ligament

破壊靭性

はかいじんせい

fracture toughness

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

この枝は細いのに靱で、簡単には折れない。

This branch is thin, but it is pliable and does not break easily.

彼女の動きは靱で、とても美しかった。

Her movements were pliable and very graceful.

職人は靱な革を選んで袋を作った。

The craftsman chose pliable leather to make the pouch.

弓使いは背中の靱から矢を取り出した。

The archer took an arrow from the quiver on his back.

この布は手ざわりが靱で、肌にやさしい。

This cloth feels soft and gentle on the skin.