How to say "soft-hearted" in Japanese

• 情にもろいじょうにもろい
  expression, i-adjectiveSoft-hearted in the sense that sympathy overrules judgment: the person cannot turn down a plea or bring themselves to be harsh. Typical context: explaining why someone cannot refuse a request.
• 人がいいひとがいい
  expression, i-adjective (よい/いい)A general compliment on character: the person is good-natured, kind and generous. Its soft-hearted nuance is that warmth and generosity rather than sentimentality, so it fits when you are praising someone's whole personality.
  彼女かのじょは人ひとがいい。↗

  She is good-natured.
• ウェットCommon
  na-adjectiveA common loanword for a tender-hearted, sentimental disposition: someone governed by feeling and human warmth rather than cool logic. Typical context: characterizing a person's overall temperament or attitude as emotional.

For soft-hearted as unable to resist an appeal to sympathy, use 「情にもろい」; for general good-natured generosity of character, 「人がいい」; for a sentimental, emotion-driven temperament, 「ウェット」 — the only common word of the three.

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• 情にもろいじょうにもろいsoft-hearted
• 人がいいひとがいいgenerous
• ウェットsoft-hearted