しなやか
しなやか
adjective (na)
supple; flexible; graceful
1.
supple, flexible, pliant
Physically soft and bendable without breaking. Used for materials, bodies, or movements.
しなやかな体。
A supple body.
この素材はしなやかで丈夫だ。
This material is flexible and durable.
ヨガを続けているおかげで、しなやかな筋肉がついてきた。
Thanks to continuing yoga, I've developed supple muscles.
2.
graceful, elegant, lithe
Having smooth, flowing beauty in movement or form.
しなやかな動きで踊る。
To dance with graceful movements.
猫のしなやかな身のこなしに見とれた。
I was captivated by the cat's lithe movements.
バレリーナのしなやかで美しい姿に観客は息をのんだ。
The audience held their breath at the ballerina's graceful and beautiful figure.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- しなやかな体: supple body
- しなやかな動き: graceful movement
- しなやかな素材: flexible material
- しなやかな筋肉: supple muscles
- しなやかな髪: flowing, silky hair
FORMS:
- しなやかな＋名詞: modifier form
- しなやかに＋動詞: adverbial form
- しなやかだ: predicate form
USAGE: A positive, aesthetic word. Implies both physical flexibility and beauty of form. Often used in descriptions of athletes, dancers, animals, and materials.