柔ら
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 柔 |
| やわ Grade: S |
| kun'yomi |
| Alternative spellings |
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| 和ら 軟ら |
Etymology
[edit]⟨yapara⟩ → /jaɸara/ → /jawara/
From Old Japanese.
The stem yawa- is cognate with 柔柔 (yawayawa, “soft feeling”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Noun
[edit]- a martial art involving gentleness, such as judo or jujitsu
- (nautical) a straw bale lowered over the side as a fender
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Old Japanese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From やは (yapa-, stem meaning “gentle, soft”) + 等 (-ra, nominalizing and pluralizing suffix).
Noun
[edit]柔ら (yapara) (kana やはら)
Derived terms
[edit]- 根柔ら小菅 (ne yapara ko1suge2)
Descendants
[edit]- Japanese: 柔ら (yawara)
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- ja:Ship parts
- ja:Judo
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