しなやか

しなやか · shinayaka · JLPT N1 · na-adj

supple

🎍 Etymology: しなう (bend and spring back) + -やか suffix, as in おだやか (calm)

Bamboo bends hard and springs straight again, the kind of give that しなやか describes. Use it for a supple body, a flexible plan, or springy steel.

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