和やか

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
なご
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) やか [nàgóꜜyàkà] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [na̠ɡo̞ja̠ka̠]

Adjective

(なご)やか • (nagoyaka) -na (adnominal (なご)やか (nagoyaka na), adverbial (なご)やか (nagoyaka ni))

  1. peaceful, harmonious
Inflection

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
にこ
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) やか [nìkóꜜyàkà] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟iko̞ja̠ka̠]

Adjective

(にこ)やか • (nikoyaka) -na (adnominal (にこ)やか (nikoyaka na), adverbial (にこ)やか (nikoyaka ni))

  1. smiling; merry; cheerful
  2. soft; gentle; graceful (of manner, handwriting, etc.)
Inflection

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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