Vocabulary

What does 優しい (やさしい, yasashii) mean?

優しい (やさしい, yasashii) means kind, gentle, warm-hearted.

Quick facts
Readingやさしい
Romajiyasashii
Part of speechi-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
やさしい
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonyasashii

kind, gentle, warm-hearted

GenkiGenki 5
  1. 1i-adjective tender; kind; gentle

Example sentences

  • My mother is kind to animals.

  • Mr. Tanaka is a very kind person.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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