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How to say 'Soften' in Japanese | 和らげる

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The Japanese word for Soften is 'Yawarageru', written as 和らげる in Japanese.'Soften' in hiragana is やわらげる.

    Meaning

    Soften

    Reading

    やわらげる

    yawarageru

    Kanji

    Peace

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb '和らげる (やわらげる)' means 'to soften' or 'to alleviate'. It is used to describe the act of making something less severe, intense, or harsh. This can apply to physical sensations, emotions, or situations. For example: The medicine alleviated the pain「薬が痛みを和らげた」(くすりがいたみをやわらげた). She tried to soften his anger「彼女は彼の怒りを和らげようとした」(かのじょはかれのいかりをやわらげようとした). The word can also be used in contexts like softening the tone of a conversation or easing tension in a situation.

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    6096

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

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

Kanji in the Word 和らげる

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Peace

Hiragana in the Word 和らげる

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    Reading

    Ra
  • hiragana

    Reading

    Ge
  • hiragana

    Reading

    Ru

Words Related to 和らげる Through the Kanji

These 17 Words contain the Kanji 和 as well.

  • word

    平和

    Meaning

    Peace

  • word

    昭和

    Meaning

    Showa

  • word

    英和

    Meaning

    English Japanese

  • word

    共和

    Meaning

    Republic

  • word

    緩和

    Meaning

    Relief, Mitigation

  • word

    Meaning

    Harmony

  • word

    和語

    Meaning

    Native word

  • word

    和風

    Meaning

    Japanese style

  • word

    和食

    Meaning

    Japanese food

  • word

    和やか

    Meaning

    Harmonious

  • word

    和らぐ

    Meaning

    Soften

  • word

    和式

    Meaning

    Japanese style

  • word

    和英

    Meaning

    Japanese and English

  • word

    和服

    Meaning

    Kimono

  • word

    和室

    Meaning

    Tatami

  • word

    調和

    Meaning

    Harmony

  • word

    違和

    Meaning

    Discomfort

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'Yawarageru' means 'Soften' .

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