軟らかい

やわらかい · yawarakai · JLPT N2 · i-adj

soft

🍮 軟 means soft or weak; same reading as 柔らかい (pliable, gentle)

Use 軟らかい for things that give under pressure, like tofu or ripe fruit. 柔らかい is the more common spelling today. Both are read yawarakai.

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