Illustration: In a residential garden, a small bird lands near the tip of a slender bamboo stem. The stem bows into a smooth, deep arc beneath the bird's weight without creasing or breaking, while its leaves remain fresh and upright along the curve.

JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

しなやか

shinayaka

supple, flexible

Example sentences

  1. シダレヤナギやカエデのようなしなやかな枝えだを持もつ木きが良よいとされる。

    Trees such as weeping willows or maples which have willowy branches are said to be most appropriate.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. うどん玉だまはだしを吸すいやすいように、しなやかで柔やわらかい麺めんが好このまれるようになった。

    As a result, elastic and soft noodles were preferred, because such noodles easily absorb broth.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. エビ類るいの2対たいの触角しょっかくはしなやかに曲まがるものが多おおいが、イセエビ類るいの第二触角だいにしょっかくは太ふとく、頑丈がんじょうな殻からにおおわれる。

    Many species of Decapoda have two pairs of flexible antennas, but the secondary antenna of Ise ebi are thick and covered with hard shell.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

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