Illustration: At a family kitchen table, a child gently presses one fingertip into a thick slice of fresh milk bread. The fluffy crumb sinks deeply around the finger while the rest of the slice bulges softly on its plate. The child leans close, absorbed by the unexpected depth of the dent.

JLPT N4i-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

柔やわらかい

yawarakai

soft, tender

Example sentences

  1. この牛肉ぎゅうにくは柔やわらかい。

    This beef is tender.

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  2. 私わたしは柔やわらかいベッドで眠ねむるのが好すきです。

    I like to sleep on a soft bed.

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  3. 絹きぬは手触てざわりが柔やわらかい。

    Silk feels soft.

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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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