- 1. [adv-to, adj-no, adj-na, adv] softly; smoothly; tenderly; pliantly (on-mim, uk)
- 2. [adv-to, adv] gently; mildly; calmly; carefully; unhurriedly (on-mim, uk)
Conjugation — Adjective (―na)
This word itself does not change -- these are forms of the copula だ ("to be") attached to it.
| Attributive (before a noun) | やわやわな | (yawayawana) |
| Non-past, plain | やわやわだ | (yawayawada) |
| Non-past, polite | やわやわです | (yawayawadesu) |
| Past, plain | やわやわだった | (yawayawadatta) |
| Past, polite | やわやわでした | (yawayawadeshita) |
| Negative, plain | やわやわじゃない | (yawayawajanai) |
| Negative, polite | やわやわじゃないです | (yawayawajanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | やわやわじゃなかった | (yawayawajanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | やわやわじゃなかったです | (yawayawajanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | やわやわで | (yawayawade) |
| Conditional (―nara) | やわやわなら | (yawayawanara) |
Kanji in this word
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tender, weakness, gentleness, softnessOn: ジュウ (juu)、 ニュウ (nyuu)Kun: やわ.らか (yawa.raka)、 やわ.らかい (yawa.rakai)、 やわ (yawa)、 やわ.ら (yawa.ra)