Vocabulary Card – 優しい – yasashii


furigana: やさしい
romaji: yasashii
Meaning: gentle, tender, gentle
Level: JLPT N5


Writing

Kanji Meaning Onyomi Kunyomi JLPT
優 superior, actor YUU sugu(reru), yasa(shii) –
し hiragana shi 5
い hiragana i 5

Grammar: i-adjective

Form Kanji Furigana
Romaji JLPT
plain form 優しい やさしい yasashii 5
past 優しかった やさしかった yasashikatta –
negation 優しくない やさしくない yasashikunai –
past negation 優しくなかった やさしくなかった yasashikunakatta –
sa form 優しさ やさしさ yasashisa –
sou form 優しそう やさしそう yasashisou –

Examples

Kanji 私の先生はとても優しい人です。
Furigana わたしのせんせいはとてもやさしいひとです。
Romaji watashi no sensei wa totemo yasashii hito desu.
English My teacher is very gentle.

Vocabulary

Synonym

Kanji Furigana
Romaji Meaning JLPT
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Opposite

Kanji Furigana
Romaji Meaning JLPT
厳しい きびしい kibishii severe, strict –

Related words

Kanji Furigana
Romaji Meaning JLPT
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Comments

  1. 私の先生はとてと優しい人です。
    should read “とても” not “とてと” ^^

    good luck

    • You have really good eyes. I also corrected this one. Thank you very much for pointing out these mistakes.

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