柔ら
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term |
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柔 |
やわ Grade: S |
kun’yomi |
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和ら 軟ら |
Etymology edit
⟨yapara⟩ → /jaɸara/ → /jawara/
From Old Japanese.
The stem yawa- is cognate with 柔柔 (yawayawa, “soft feeling”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
- a martial art involving gentleness, such as judo or jujitsu
- (nautical) a kind of straw ball dropped near the boat's side, used to reduce impact
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Old Japanese edit
Etymology edit
From やは (yapa-, stem meaning “gentle, soft”) + 等 (-ra, nominalizing and pluralizing suffix).
Noun edit
柔ら (yapara) (kana やはら)
Derived terms edit
- 根柔ら小菅 (ne yapara ko1suge2)
Descendants edit
- Japanese: 柔ら (yawara)