How to say "effortlessly" in Japanese
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- adverb (with と)Covers the plain 'effortlessly, in no time' sense. Colloquial, with a light, breezy nuance of finishing a task quickly and without apparent trouble, as when handling a small job or getting something done.
- adverb (with と)Covers 'easily, effortlessly' but often with a nuance of something happening suddenly or completely, as when a matter is settled or someone falls asleep at once. Seldom the neutral word for simply doing something without effort.
- adverb (with と)Really describes bending easily rather than acting effortlessly: something soft going limp or flabby, bending with no resistance. It matches 'effortlessly' only through the 'easily (bend)' sense, so it is marginal for other uses.
- adverb, suru verbA variant of ぐにゃり with the same domain: bending or deforming easily, softly and limply, without resistance. Like its counterpart, it fits 'effortlessly' only when the subject bends easily, and is otherwise not the word you want.
- adverbCovers 'effortlessly (throw onto)': tossing something down or onto something with a careless, flopping motion. It is not a general adverb for doing things without effort; its use is tied to this throwing or flopping image.
For general 'with no difficulty' use 「ちょちょい」; 「ころり」 covers easy, often sudden outcomes; 「ぐにゃり」 and 「ぐにゃっと」 describe easy bending; 「ごろんと」 is for effortlessly throwing something onto something.
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