Vocabulary

What does 淑やか (しとやか, shitoyaka) mean?

淑やか (しとやか, shitoyaka) means graceful, demure, elegant.

Quick facts
Readingしとやか
Romajishitoyaka
Part of speechna-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
しとやか
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshitoyaka

graceful, demure, elegant

  1. 1na-adjective graceful; ladylike; modest

Example sentences

  • She always behaves gracefully and modestly.

  • A graceful woman is teaching the tea ceremony.

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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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