柔ら

Japanese

Kanji in this term
柔
やわ Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative spellings
和ら軟ら

Etymology

⟨yapara⟩ → /jaɸara/ → /jawara/

From Old Japanese.

The stem yawa- is cognate with 柔柔 (yawayawa, “soft feeling”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) やわら [yàwárá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
IPA^(key): [ja̠ɰᵝa̠ɾa̠]

Adjective

柔(やわ)ら • (yawara) ^{←やはら (yafara)^?}

something fragile, soft, or supple
something calm or gentle

Derived terms

柔(やわ)らか (yawaraka)
和(やわ)らぐ (yawaragu)
柔(やわ)ら掛(が)かり (yawaragakari)

Noun

柔(やわ)ら • (yawara) ^{←やはら (yafara)^?}

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

See also

柔(じゅう)術(じゅつ) (jūjutsu)
柔(じゅう)道(どう) (jūdō)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Old Japanese

Etymology

From やは (yapa-, stem meaning “gentle, soft”) +‎ 等 (-ra, nominalizing and pluralizing suffix).

Noun

柔ら (yapara) (kana やはら)

something fragile, soft, or supple

Derived terms

根柔ら小菅 (ne yapara ko₁suge₂)

Descendants

Japanese: 柔ら (yawara)

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