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柔らかい 軟らかい 柔かい
Irregular okurigana usage
Readings
やわらかい
yawarakai
English
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
soft, tender, pliant, supple, limber, limp
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
gentle, mild, mellow
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
informal, light, flexible (e.g. thinking)
Conjugated forms
Present, Future 柔らかい
is [x] 柔らかくない
is not [x] Past 柔らかかった
was [x] 柔らかくなかった
was not [x] Te-form, Continuative 柔らかくて
is [x] and... 柔らかくなくて
is not [x] and...
Kanjis
柔 ON: ジュウ, ニュウ KUN: やわ.らか, やわ.らかい, やわ, やわ.ら
tender, weakness, gentleness, softness

Stroke: 9 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 2-2-7 FC: 1790.0


軟 ON: ナン KUN: やわ.らか, やわ.らかい
soft

Stroke: 11 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-7-4 FC: 5708.8


Phrases
私は柔らかいベッドで眠るのが好きです。 Parts: 私 (わたし) 柔らかい (やわらかい) ベッド 眠る (ねむる) 好き (すき) I like to sleep on a soft bed.

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