和らぐ|やわらぐyawaragu[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- godan verb, intransitive verbto soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 和らぐ（やわらぐ） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 和らぎます（やわらぎます） |
| Negative (nai) | 和らがない（やわらがない） |
| polite (masen) | 和らぎません（やわらぎません） |
| classical zu / nu | 和らがず・和らがぬ（やわらがず・やわらがぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 和らいだ（やわらいだ） |
| polite (mashita) | 和らぎました（やわらぎました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 和らがなかった（やわらがなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 和らぎませんでした（やわらぎませんでした） |
| Te form | 和らいで（やわらいで） |
| Potential | 和らげる（やわらげる） |
| Passive | 和らがれる（やわらがれる） |
| Causative | 和らがせる（やわらがせる） |
| Causative passive | 和らがせられる・和らがされる（やわらがせられる・やわらがされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 和らげば（やわらげば） |
| tara | 和らいだら（やわらいだら） |
| Volitional | 和らごう（やわらごう） |
| polite (mashou) | 和らぎましょう（やわらぎましょう） |
| Imperative | 和らげ（やわらげ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
痛みが和らぐ
和らぐ describes a condition such as pain becoming milder on its own, while 和らげる describes an agent actively making it milder.
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Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym緩むゆるむNeutralFor ropes, discipline, etc. going slack, as in 「気が緩む」. 「和らぐ」 is about pain or tension easing, not slackening.
- Synonym静まるしずまるNeutralFor sounds or commotion dying down and things going quiet, as in 「風が静まる」; the emphasis is on becoming quiet rather than easing.
- Synonym緩和かんわWrittenWritten/formal prose: easing or relaxing something, as in 「規制緩和」「緊張の緩和」「痛みの緩和」.
- Synonym薄れるうすれるNeutralFor memories or impressions fading, as in 「記憶が薄れる」.
- Synonym弱まるよわまるNeutralFor momentum or force weakening, as in 「雨が弱まる」; the focus is on strength dying down.
- Synonym薄らぐうすらぐWrittenWritten/formal prose: for colors or feelings gradually fading, as in 「不安が薄らぐ」.
- Synonym治まるおさまるNeutralFor storms, turmoil or pain subsiding, as in 「痛みが治まる」; the nuance is a return to calm.
- Antonym強まるつよまるNeutralAntonym: for something growing stronger or intensifying — the opposite of the easing 「和らぐ」 describes.
- Antonym激するげきするWrittenWritten/formal prose antonym: for emotions intensifying or flaring up, the opposite of 「和らぐ」.
- Antonym荒立つあらだつWrittenWritten/formal prose antonym: for waves or disputes turning rough and heated, the opposite of 「和らぐ」.
Use 「和らぐ」 when pain, the cold or a tense atmosphere eases, as in 「寒さが和らぐ」「表情が和らぐ」. For something subsiding, use 「治まる」 or 「静まる」; for slackening, 「緩む」; for intensifying, 「強まる」.
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Japanese definitions
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