淑やか

しとやか · shitoyaka · JLPT N1 · na-adj

graceful

淑 (shū) = gentle, virtuous + やか (-yaka) = having the quality of; a gentle, poised grace

淑 means gentle and virtuous; the suffix -やか turns it into an adjective of quality. Used for a poised, refined, graceful bearing.

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