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しなやか
shinayaka
Description
「しなやか」は、やわらかくて、よく曲がるものを表す言葉です。
"しなやか" is a word that describes something soft and flexible.
体や動きが、やわらかくてきれいなときにも使います。
It is also used when the body or movements are soft and graceful.
Meanings
しなやかshinayaka
soft and flexible; bending easily without breaking
この枝はしなやかで、よく曲がる。
This branch is flexible and bends easily.
しなやかshinayaka
supple and graceful (of movement or body)
彼女はしなやかに踊った。
She danced gracefully.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
しなやか suggests flexibility with elegance, more graceful than plain 柔らかい.
- Grammar
な-adjective; use しなやかな before nouns and しなやかに as an adverb.
In videos
“竹ってさ、台風が来てもしなやかじゃない。”
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