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    3. 柔らかい

    柔らかい

    柔やわら​か​い​

    soft

    N4KMT8News #20+1CoreAdjectiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab16 strokes

    軟らかい柔かい

    やわらかい

    Adjective

    1.
    soft, tender, supple, flexible, limber, limp
    2.
    gentle, mild, soft, mellow
    3.
    light (topic, book, etc.), informal
    4.
    flexible (thinking, mind, etc.), malleable, adaptable

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    このパンはとても柔やわらかい。

    This bread is very soft.

    KMT3Food & Dining
    柔やわらかいお肉にくは、高こう齢れい者しゃにも食たべやすい。

    Soft meat is easy for elderly people to eat.

    KMT7Food & Dining
    柔やわらかい日ひ差ざしが部へ屋やに差さし込こんでいる。

    Soft sunlight is streaming into the room.

    KMT7Daily LifeNature & Environment
    彼かの女じょの話はなし方かたはとても柔やわらかい。

    Her way of speaking is very gentle.

    KMT8Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれはどんな状じょう況きょうにも柔やわらかい対たい応おうができる。

    He can respond flexibly to any situation.

    KMT9Daily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    柔
    やわ.らか・やわ.らかい・やわ・やわ.ら…(3)
    tender・weakness・gentleness・softness
    Kanji
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    か
    ka
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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