柔ら
Japanese
Kanji in this term |
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柔 |
やわ Grade: S |
kun’yomi |
Alternative spellings | 和ら 軟ら |
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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]
Adjectival noun
柔ら • (yawara) (historical kana やはら)
- something fragile, soft, or supple
- something calm or gentle
Derived terms
- 柔らか (yawaraka)
- 和らぐ (yawaragu)
- 柔ら掛かり (yawaragakari)
Noun
柔ら • (yawara) (historical kana やはら)
- 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
- 柔術 (jūjutsu)
- 柔道 (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).
Adjectival 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)