Illustration: Beside a small Japanese house, an older gardener sits on the veranda with loose shoulders and a soft smile. A cat has tipped an empty flowerpot against his slipper, but he simply steadies it with one hand while continuing to stroke the cat with the other.

JLPT N3na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

穏おだやか

odayaka

calm, gentle, mild

Example sentences

  1. 海うみは全まったく穏おだやかであった。

    The sea was truly calm.

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  2. 日本にっぽんは穏おだやかな気候きこうだ。

    Japan has a mild climate.

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  3. 私わたしの父ちちは穏おだやかな調子ちょうしで話はなす。

    My father speaks in a gentle tone.

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Kanji in 穏

  • 穏calm; quietOnオンKunおだやか

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