和らげる (yawarageru)
和らげる (やわらげる, yawarageru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to soften; to moderate”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- やわらげる
- Romaji
- yawarageru
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to soften; to moderate; to relieve · ichidan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 和らげる
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 和らげる | やわらげる yawarageru |
| Polite (~masu) | 和らげます | やわらげます yawaragemasu |
| Negative | 和らげない | やわらげない yawaragenai |
| Polite negative | 和らげません | やわらげません yawaragemasen |
| Past | 和らげた | やわらげた yawarageta |
| Polite past | 和らげました | やわらげました yawaragemashita |
| Negative past | 和らげなかった | やわらげなかった yawaragenakatta |
| Te-form | 和らげて | やわらげて yawaragete |
| Potential | 和らげられる | やわらげられる yawaragerareru |
| Passive | 和らげられる | やわらげられる yawaragerareru |
| Causative | 和らげさせる | やわらげさせる yawaragesaseru |
| Volitional | 和らげよう | やわらげよう yawarageyou |
| Imperative | 和らげろ | やわらげろ yawaragero |
| Conditional (~ba) | 和らげれば | やわらげれば yawaragereba |
Kanji in 和らげる
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 和らげる.
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Source: JMdict entry 1561960 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.