優しい

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
やさ
Grade: 6
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
誮しい

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of inflected forms of 「優しい
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Continuative (連用形) 優しく さしく
Terminal (終止形) 優しい さしい
さし

Attributive (連体形) 優しい さしい
Key constructions
Informal negative 優しくない さしくな
Informal past 優しかった さしかった
Informal negative past 優しくなかった さしくなかった
Formal 優しいです さしいです
Conjunctive 優しくて さしくて
Conditional 優しければ さしければ

Adjective

(やさ)しい (yasashii-i (adverbial (やさ)しく (yasashiku))

  1. kind, gentle, tender

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