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    3. 和らげる

    和らげる

    和やわら​げ​る​

    to soften

    N1KMT9News #34+1CoreVerb, TransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab16 strokes

    やわらげる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to soften, to moderate, to relieve

    Stroke 0 / 16

    Speed1.0x

    薬くすりを飲のんで痛いたみを和やわらげた。

    I took medicine to relieve the pain.

    KMT8Medicine & Health
    彼かの女じょの優やさしい言こと葉ばが私わたしの不ふ安あんを和やわらげてくれた。

    Her kind words eased my anxiety.

    KMT9Emotions & Psychology
    交こう渉しょうでは、相あい手ての警けい戒かい心しんを和やわらげることから始はじめるのが重じゅう要ようだ。

    In negotiations, it's important to start by easing the other party's wariness.

    KMT9Business & Finance
    ストレスを和やわらげるために、趣しゅ味みの時じ間かんを持もつようにしている。

    I try to make time for hobbies to relieve stress.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    固かたいパンを少すこし温あたためると、柔やわらかさが戻もどり食たべやすさを和やわらげる。

    If you warm up hard bread a little, its softness returns, making it easier to eat.

    KMT9Food & Dining

    Characters that make up this word

    和
    やわ.らぐ・やわ.らげる・なご.む・なご.やか・あ.える…(20)
    harmony・Japanese style・peace・soften・Japan
    Kanji
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    げ
    ge
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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