Languages › Japanese Meaning of Yasashii in Japanese Share Flipboard Email Print yasashii; gentle planting. Dougal Waters / Getty Images Japanese Essential Japanese Vocabulary History & Culture Japanese Grammar By Namiko Abe Namiko Abe Japanese Language Expert B.A., Kwansei Gakuin University Namiko Abe is a Japanese language teacher and translator, as well as a Japanese calligraphy expert. She has been a freelance writer for nearly 20 years. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on May 11, 2018 Yasashii is a Japanese word meaning gentle or kind. Learn more about its pronunciation and usag ein the Japanese language below. Pronunciation Click here to listen to the audio file. Meaning gentle; sweet; tender; kind Japanese Characters 優しい （やさしい） Example & Translation Watashi no obasan wa totemo yasashii hito desu.私のおばさんはとても優しい人です。 or in English: My aunt is a very gentle person. Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Abe, Namiko. "Meaning of Yasashii in Japanese." ThoughtCo, Aug. 27, 2020, thoughtco.com/yasashii-meaning-and-characters-2028676. Abe, Namiko. (2020, August 27). Meaning of Yasashii in Japanese. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/yasashii-meaning-and-characters-2028676 Abe, Namiko. "Meaning of Yasashii in Japanese." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/yasashii-meaning-and-characters-2028676 (accessed March 30, 2023). copy citation