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A2 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

(しと)やかgraceful, ladylike, modest, gentle, polite, quiet, well-mannered, refined (behavior)

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    1. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

      1.

      graceful, ladylike, modest, gentle, polite, quiet, well-mannered, refined (behavior)

      Usually written using kana alone

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    淑やか 【しとやか】

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      嬢様(じょうさま)(しと)やかに()()っています。

      The young lady is behaving in a refined and graceful manner. {graceful, ladylike, modest, gentle, polite, quiet, well-mannered, refined (behavior)}

      • N1

      (ちち)(むすめ)に:「乱暴(らんぼう)ではなく(しと)やかに(はな)しなさい。」

      The father said to his daughter, "Do not be rough, speak in a gentle and refined manner." {graceful, ladylike, modest, gentle, polite, quiet, well-mannered, refined (behavior)}

      • N1

      物言(ものい)いが(しと)やかなあの女性(じょせい)上流(じょうりゅう)(いえ)(そだ)ちだろう。

      That woman with the refined speech probably comes from an upper-class family. {graceful, ladylike, modest, gentle, polite, quiet, well-mannered, refined (behavior)}

      • N1

      (しと)やかな物腰(ものごし)のその女性(じょせい)(ぼく)(ひそ)かな恋心(こいごころ)(いだ)いています。

      I secretly harbor feelings of love for that woman with her modest and refined demeanor. {graceful, ladylike, modest, gentle, polite, quiet, well-mannered, refined (behavior)}

      • N1

      (はは)(むすめ)に:「ちょっと、みっともないわよ!もっと(しと)やかになさい。」

      Mother said to her daughter: "Hey, you are acting unseemly! Be more graceful." {graceful, ladylike, modest, gentle, polite, quiet, well-mannered, refined (behavior)}

      • N1
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