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柔い
yawai
soft
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  1. yawai soft; weak
How it's used

Rare in modern speech; appears in literary or dialectal contexts for softness of texture or character.

このパンは柔いね。
Kono pan wa yawai ne.
This bread is soft, isn't it?

彼の心は柔い。
Kare no kokoro wa yawai.
His heart is soft.

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Kanji Breakdown
柔
Tender, Weakness, Gentleness, Softness
On: じゅう,にゅう Kun: やわ.らか,やわ.らかい,やわ,やわ.ら
9 strokes N2
How to Use This Word
I-adjective (い形容詞)
Pattern
柔い → 柔くない → 柔かった → 柔くて

💡 Drop い to get the stem: add くない (negative), かった (past), くて (te-form).

Example
とても柔いですね。
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