Japanese symbol for “graceful”
優しい
やさしい
Romaji: yasashii
tender; kind; gentle; graceful
In Japanese, graceful is 優しい, read やさしい (yasashii).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-i tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “graceful”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 優雅 | ゆうが yuuga | elegant; graceful; refined |
| 潔い | いさぎよい isagiyoi | gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; honourable (e.g. death) |
| 淑やか | しとやか shitoyaka | graceful; ladylike; modest |
| 秀麗 | しゅうれい shuurei | graceful; beautiful |
| 都雅 | とが toga | graceful; sophisticated |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 優勝 | ゆうしょう yuushou | overall victory; championship; winning the title |
| 女優 | じょゆう joyuu | actress; female actor |
| 優先 | ゆうせん yuusen | preference; priority; precedence |
| 優秀 | ゆうしゅう yuushuu | superior; excellent; brilliant |
| 俳優 | はいゆう haiyuu | actor; actress; player |
See also: Chinese symbol for “graceful”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.