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優しい
Readings
やさしい
yasashii
English
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
tender, kind, gentle, graceful, affectionate, amiable
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Conjugated forms
Present, Future 優しい
is [x] 優しくない
is not [x] Past 優しかった
was [x] 優しくなかった
was not [x] Te-form, Continuative 優しくて
is [x] and... 優しくなくて
is not [x] and...
Kanjis
優 ON: ユウ, ウ KUN: やさ.しい, すぐ.れる, まさ.る
tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness

Stroke: 17 Grade: 6 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-2-15 FC: 2124.4


Phrases
彼の優しい言葉で彼女の気持ちが和らいだ。
Parts: 彼 (かれ) 優しい (やさしい) 言葉 (ことば) 彼女 (かのじょ) 気持ち (きもち) 和らぐ (やわらぐ)
She melted at his kind words.