柔らかい

Meanings

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

Part of speech: i-adjective

Kanji

• 柔

  Meanings

  tender, weakness, gentleness, softness

  On reading

  ジュウ、ニュウ

  Kun reading

  やわ.らか、やわ.らかい、やわ、やわ.ら

  Strokes

  9

Example sentences

• 私は柔らかいベッドで眠るのが好きです。

  I like to sleep on a soft bed.

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• 風が柔らかく木立に触れた。

  The wind gently kissed the trees.

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