How to say 'Soft' in Japanese | 軟らかい

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The Japanese word for Soft is 'Yawarakai', written as 軟らかい in Japanese.'Soft' in hiragana is やわらかい.

word

軟らかい

Meaning

Soft

Reading

やわらかい

yawarakai

Kanji

軟Soft

Explanation

The Japanese adjective '軟らかい (やわらかい)' means 'soft'. It is used to describe something that is physically soft to the touch, such as a pillow, fabric, or food. It can also describe something that is gentle or flexible in nature, such as a person's attitude or a material's texture. For example: This bread is soft「このパンは軟らかい」(このパンはやわらかい). His response was soft「彼の返事は軟らかかった」(かれのへんじはやわらかかった). Note that this word is often used in contrast to '硬い (かたい)' (hard).

Part Of Speech

adjective

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

5362

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an i-adjective. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 軟らかい

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

軟

Meaning

Soft

Hiragana in the Word 軟らかい

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

ら

Reading

hiragana

か

Reading

hiragana

い

Reading

Words Related to 軟らかい Through the Kanji 軟

This Word contains the Kanji 軟 as well.

word

柔軟

Meaning

Flexible

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'Yawarakai' means 'Soft' .

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