English–Japanese

“gentle” in Japanese

Japanese

Alsoなだらか (nadaraka) · 優しい (yasashii)

Romajiyuruyaka

この坂は緩やかです。ko no saka wa yuru ya ka de su

This slope is gentle.

“Gentle” in Japanese is 緩やか (yuruyaka).

Expresses a smooth, non-abrupt degree or movement, as in a slope that rises gently or a change that develops gradually.

川はこの辺りで、緩やかに曲がっています。kawa wa ko no ata ri de yuru ya ka ni ma ga tte i ma su

The river curves gently around here.

In phrases such as 緩やかな坂 (yuruyaka na saka), the word means a gentle slope, but with growth or decline it usually means gradual rather than physically soft.

nadaraka

na-adjectivegentle

坂はなだらかです。saka wa na da ra ka de su

The slope is gentle.

yasashii

i-adjectivekind

i-adjectivegentle

先生は優しいです。sen sei wa yasa shi i de su

My teacher is kind.