やんわり
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word やんわり
1
softly; mildly; gently; politely
Examples
大統領はそのデリケートな質問に答える事をやんわりと拒否した。
The president politely declined to answer the delicate question.
Kanji in this Word
柔
9 strokes
Frequency: 1187
JLPT N2
Grade 8
Meanings
tender
weakness
gentleness
softness
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ジュウ
ニュウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
やわ.らか
やわ.らかい
やわ
やわ.ら
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
とお
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