What does 軟化 mean?
軟化 is a Japanese noun meaning “softening” in English. It can also be translated as “weakening (of the market), blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)” depending on context. It is written as 軟化 in kanji, なんか in hiragana, and nanka in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.