Illustration: In a Japanese family's living room, a child tests a thick floor cushion by pressing one small palm into it. The surface forms a deep, rounded hollow around the hand while the surrounding filling gently bulges.

JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

柔やわらか

yawaraka

soft, tender

Example sentences

  1. この歯はブラシ、柔やわらかすぎる。

    This toothbrush is too soft.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 伝来でんらいした頃ころのうどんは「単たんに粉こなをこねただけの柔やわらかな麺めん」といわれる。

    The first imported Udon noodles were believed to have been 'soft noodles made merely by kneading flour.'

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

  3. また、直火じかびで炙あぶられることが無ないため水分すいぶんが飛とびづらく、柔やわらかな食感しょくかんとなる。

    The absence of an open fire means that the ingredients retain water and a soft texture.

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

Kanji in 柔

  • 柔tender; weaknessOnジュウ・ニュウKunやわらか・やわらかい・やわ

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