JLPT N1 · な-adjective

淑やか (shitoyaka)

淑やか (しとやか, shitoyaka) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “graceful; ladylike”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しとやか
Romaji: shitoyaka
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite · な-adjective · usually written in kana

Example sentences

その婦人の態度はしとやかだ。

The lady has a graceful manner.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 淑やか

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	淑やかだ	しとやかだ shitoyakada
Present (polite)	淑やかです	しとやかです shitoyakadesu
Negative	淑やかじゃない	しとやかじゃない shitoyakajanai
Past	淑やかだった	しとやかだった shitoyakadatta
Negative past	淑やかじゃなかった	しとやかじゃなかった shitoyakajanakatta
Te-form	淑やかで	しとやかで shitoyakade
Before a noun	淑やかな	しとやかな shitoyakana
Adverb (~ni)	淑やかに	しとやかに shitoyakani

Kanji in 淑やか

淑

graceful, gentle, pureシュク・しと.やか · 11 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 1337340 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.