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柔らかい

やわらかい

i-adjective

Meanings

1soft (in reference to texture)
2tender
3soft
4supple
5gentle
6mild
7light (topic, book, etc.)
8informal

Example sentence

彼は柔らかい粘土で小さな塑像を作った。

He made a little statue out of soft clay.

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Kanji in this word

柔Tender, Weakness, Gentleness9 strokes

More words with 柔

柔軟じゅうなん · flexibleN1 柔道じゅうどう · judoN4 柔らかやわらか · soft 柔らかいやわらかい · soft, tender, supple, flexible, limber, limp; gentle, mild, soft, mellow

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