Word Meaning 和らげる

やわらげる yawarageru

和らげる is read as やわらげる (yawarageru) and means to soften.

Meaning

English

  1. to soften
  2. to moderate
  3. to relieve

Reading

Kana

やわらげる

Romaji

yawarageru

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Antonyms 強張らせる Rank 6920 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

和解

わげ

court-mediated settlement

和平

わへい

peace

和紙

わし

washi

和歌

わか

waka

和風

わふう

Japanese style

和食

わしょく

Japanese food

和室

わしつ

Japanese-style room

和服

わふく

Japanese clothes

和やか

なごやか

mild

和らぐ

やわらぐ

to soften

和英

わえい

Japanese-English

和む

なごむ

to be softened

Example Sentences

2

きんちょうをやわらげるおんがくをながした。

I played music to ease the tension.

ねつがでたので、いしゃがいたみをやわらげるくすりをくれた。

Because I had a fever, the doctor gave me medicine to relieve the pain.