和らげる (やわらげる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

和らげる (やわらげる) means to soften / to ease / to relieve.

See example sentences below.

和らげる at a glance

和らげる

やわらげるyawarageru

N1verb

to soften / to ease / to relieve

和らげるやわらげるyawarageruN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to soften / to ease / to relieve

Example 1

痛みを和らげる薬を飲んだ。

Translation

I took medicine to ease the pain.

Example 2

彼の言葉が気持ちを和らげた。

Translation

His words softened my feelings.