Vocabulary

What does 柔らかい (やわらかい, yawarakai) mean?

柔らかい (やわらかい, yawarakai) means soft, supple.

Quick facts
Readingやわらかい
Romajiyawarakai
Part of speechi-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
やわらかい
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonyawarakai

soft, supple

  1. 1i-adjective soft; tender; supple
  2. 2i-adjective gentle; mild; soft
  3. 3i-adjective light (topic, book, etc.); informal
  4. 4i-adjective flexible (thinking, mind, etc.); malleable; adaptable

Example sentences

  • This bread is very soft.

  • I slept well on the soft bed.

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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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