Vocabulary

What does 和らげる (やわらげる, yawarageru) mean?

和らげる (やわらげる, yawarageru) means to soften, ease, alleviate.

Quick facts
Readingやわらげる
Romajiyawarageru
Part of speechichidan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
やわらげる
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonyawarageru

to soften, ease, alleviate

  1. 1ichidan verb · transitive to soften; to moderate; to relieve

Example sentences

  • Ease the pain with medicine.

  • Music helped ease my tension.

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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.

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