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柔らかい [ichi1,news1,nf20] 軟らかい [ichi1] 柔かい [sK]
やわらかい [ichi1,news1,nf20]
1. [adj-i]
▶ soft
▶ tender
▶ supple
▶ flexible
▶ limber
▶ limp
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2746190 やらかい 1. soft; tender; supple; flexible; gentle; mild
2. [adj-i]
▶ gentle
▶ mild
▶ soft
▶ mellow
3. [adj-i]
▶ light (topic, book, etc.)
▶ informal
4. [adj-i]
▶ flexible (thinking, mind, etc.)
▶ malleable
▶ adaptable

Conjugations


History:
11. A 2023-06-01 03:56:09  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
10. A* 2023-06-01 00:05:33  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5, prog, meikyo
柔らかい	        2,327,664	65.2%	
軟らかい	        138,689	        3.9%	
柔かい	        25,648	        0.7%	
やわらかい	1,079,719	30.2%
  Comments:
I think "easily" can be dropped.
  Diff:
@@ -16 +16 @@
-<ke_inf>&io;</ke_inf>
+<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf>
@@ -28 +27,0 @@
-<gloss>pliant</gloss>
@@ -29,0 +29 @@
+<gloss>flexible</gloss>
@@ -36,0 +37 @@
+<gloss>soft</gloss>
@@ -40,0 +42 @@
+<gloss>light (topic, book, etc.)</gloss>
@@ -42 +43,0 @@
-<gloss>light</gloss>
@@ -46 +47 @@
-<gloss>flexible (e.g. thinking)</gloss>
+<gloss>flexible (thinking, mind, etc.)</gloss>
@@ -48 +49 @@
-<gloss>easily adaptable</gloss>
+<gloss>adaptable</gloss>
9. A 2023-05-30 03:45:53  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
8. A* 2023-05-30 00:19:26  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
私は個人的に日本の20代の若者と話す機会があるのですが、本当に優秀な人が多いと感じます。彼らは頭が柔らかく、さまざまなアイデアを持っています。
(random tweet)
  Comments:
I don't think "informal" and "flexible" really work as one sense?
  Diff:
@@ -42,0 +43,3 @@
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&adj-i;</pos>
@@ -43,0 +47,2 @@
+<gloss>malleable</gloss>
+<gloss>easily adaptable</gloss>
7. A 2017-10-31 09:27:55  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
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