"やさしい" meaning in 日本語

See やさしい in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

  1. 人に対して思いやりがある。親切である。
    Sense id: ja-やさしい-ja-adj-s8d5~JOq
  2. 印象がやわらかい。
    Sense id: ja-やさしい-ja-adj-6xu9ty7V
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations: cariñoso (スペイン語), gentil (フランス語), 溫柔 [Traditional-Chinese] (中国語), 温柔 [Simplified-Chinese] (中国語), kind (英語), gentle (英語), mild (英語), soft (英語)

Adjective

  1. 行うことにさほどの労力を使わなくてもよい。
    Sense id: ja-やさしい-ja-adj-Z73978bw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 簡単, たやすい, , 気楽 Translations: 容易 (中国語), easy (英語), simple (英語)

Inflected forms

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "きびしい"
    },
    {
      "word": "きつい"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "日本語",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "日本語_古典日本語由来",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "古典日本語「やさし」(<「痩(や)す」>現代日本語:痩(や)せる」)より"
  ],
  "lang": "日本語",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adj",
  "pos_title": "形容詞",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              7,
              10
            ]
          ],
          "text": "彼女は誰にでも優しい。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "人に対して思いやりがある。親切である。"
      ],
      "id": "ja-やさしい-ja-adj-s8d5~JOq"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              9,
              13
            ]
          ],
          "text": "このハーブは香りがやさしい。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "印象がやわらかい。"
      ],
      "id": "ja-やさしい-ja-adj-6xu9ty7V"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "英語",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "kind"
    },
    {
      "lang": "英語",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "gentle"
    },
    {
      "lang": "英語",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "mild"
    },
    {
      "lang": "英語",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "soft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "スペイン語",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "word": "cariñoso"
    },
    {
      "lang": "中国語",
      "lang_code": "zh",
      "tags": [
        "Traditional-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "溫柔"
    },
    {
      "lang": "中国語",
      "lang_code": "zh",
      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "温柔"
    },
    {
      "lang": "フランス語",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "word": "gentil"
    }
  ],
  "word": "やさしい"
}

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "むずかしい"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "日本語",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "日本語_古典日本語由来",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "古典日本語「やさし」(<「痩(や)す」>現代日本語:痩(や)せる」)より"
  ],
  "lang": "日本語",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adj",
  "pos_title": "形容詞",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              4
            ]
          ],
          "text": "やさしい本。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "行うことにさほどの労力を使わなくてもよい。"
      ],
      "id": "ja-やさしい-ja-adj-Z73978bw"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "簡単"
    },
    {
      "word": "たやすい"
    },
    {
      "word": "楽"
    },
    {
      "word": "気楽"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "英語",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "easy"
    },
    {
      "lang": "英語",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "simple"
    },
    {
      "lang": "中国語",
      "lang_code": "zh",
      "word": "容易"
    }
  ],
  "word": "やさしい"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "きびしい"
    },
    {
      "word": "きつい"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "日本語",
    "日本語_古典日本語由来"
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "古典日本語「やさし」(<「痩(や)す」>現代日本語:痩(や)せる」)より"
  ],
  "lang": "日本語",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adj",
  "pos_title": "形容詞",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              7,
              10
            ]
          ],
          "text": "彼女は誰にでも優しい。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "人に対して思いやりがある。親切である。"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              9,
              13
            ]
          ],
          "text": "このハーブは香りがやさしい。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "印象がやわらかい。"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "英語",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "kind"
    },
    {
      "lang": "英語",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "gentle"
    },
    {
      "lang": "英語",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "mild"
    },
    {
      "lang": "英語",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "soft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "スペイン語",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "word": "cariñoso"
    },
    {
      "lang": "中国語",
      "lang_code": "zh",
      "tags": [
        "Traditional-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "溫柔"
    },
    {
      "lang": "中国語",
      "lang_code": "zh",
      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "温柔"
    },
    {
      "lang": "フランス語",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "word": "gentil"
    }
  ],
  "word": "やさしい"
}

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "むずかしい"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "日本語",
    "日本語_古典日本語由来"
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "古典日本語「やさし」(<「痩(や)す」>現代日本語:痩(や)せる」)より"
  ],
  "lang": "日本語",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adj",
  "pos_title": "形容詞",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              4
            ]
          ],
          "text": "やさしい本。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "行うことにさほどの労力を使わなくてもよい。"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "簡単"
    },
    {
      "word": "たやすい"
    },
    {
      "word": "楽"
    },
    {
      "word": "気楽"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "英語",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "easy"
    },
    {
      "lang": "英語",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "simple"
    },
    {
      "lang": "中国語",
      "lang_code": "zh",
      "word": "容易"
    }
  ],
  "word": "やさしい"
}

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