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    3. 懐柔

    懐柔

    懐かい柔じゅう

    winning over

    KMT10News #38+1Ref L2Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitivePolitics & LawKanji Vocab25 strokes

    かいじゅう

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    winning over, placation, gentle persuasion

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    彼かれは反はん対たい派はを懐かい柔じゅうしようとした。

    He tried to win over the opposition.

    KMT8Politics & Law
    政せい府ふは国こく民みんの不ふ満まんを懐かい柔じゅうするため、新あらたな政せい策さくを発はっ表ぴょうした。

    The government announced a new policy to placate public dissatisfaction.

    KMT10Politics & Law
    彼かれの懐かい柔じゅう策さくは一いち時じ的てきな効こう果かはあったものの、根こん本ぽん的てきな解かい決けつには至いたらなかった。

    Although his placation strategy had a temporary effect, it did not lead to a fundamental solution.

    KMT10Politics & Law
    外がい交こう交こう渉しょうでは、相あい手て国こくを懐かい柔じゅうするための様さま々ざまな手しゅ段だんが用もちいられる。

    In diplomatic negotiations, various means are used to win over the opposing country.

    KMT10Politics & Law
    労ろう働どう組くみ合あいの要よう求きゅうを懐かい柔じゅうするため、経けい営えい側がわは譲じょう歩ほ案あんを提てい示じした。

    To placate the demands of the labor union, management presented a compromise proposal.

    KMT10Politics & LawBusiness & Finance

    Kanji that make up this word

    懐
    ふところ・なつ.かしい・なつ.かしむ・なつ.く・なつ.ける・なず.ける…(5)
    feelings・heart・yearn・miss someone・become attached to…(3)
    柔
    やわ.らか・やわ.らかい・やわ・やわ.ら…(3)
    tender・weakness・gentleness・softness
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