揉 — yu

Parts that make up 揉

How 揉 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 揉 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 手, 柔.

Japanese words with 揉

• 揉むもむ to rub; to crumple; to massage
• 揉めるもめる to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
• 揉めもめ quarrel; trouble; dispute
• 揉捻じゅうねん rolling freshly picked tea-leaves; crushing tea
• 揉み手もみで rubbing one's hands together
• 揉め事もめごと quarrel; fight; trouble
• 錐揉みきりもみ tailspin; spin; drilling
• 揉み療治もみりょうじ (therapeutic) massage
• 揉み出すもみだす to squeeze out; to remove (dirt, stains, etc.) by washing and rubbing
• 揉み合いもみあい jostle; struggle; scuffle
• 揉み揉みもみもみ massage; rub; squeezing
• 揉烏帽子もみえぼし soft, crumpled, unlacquered headwear (often worn by soldiers under their helmets from the Kamakura period onward)

Characters sharing the phonetic 柔

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “유” in Korean.

Other hanja read “유”

Other hanja with radical 手