しなやか

na-adjective

supple; flexible; graceful

appearance

1. supple, flexible, pliant

Physically soft and bendable without breaking. Used for materials, bodies, or movements.

しなやかな体(からだ)。

A supple body.

この素材(そざい)はしなやかで丈夫(じょうぶ)だ。

This material is flexible and durable.

ヨガを続(つづ)けているおかげで、しなやかな筋肉(きんにく)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(うご)きで踊(おど)る。

To dance with graceful movements.

猫(ねこ)のしなやかな身(み)のこなしに見(み)とれた。

I was captivated by the cat's lithe movements.

バレリーナのしなやかで美(うつく)しい姿(すがた)に観客(かんきゃく)は息(いき)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(からだ): supple body
しなやかな動(うご)き: graceful movement
しなやかな素材(そざい): flexible material
しなやかな筋肉(きんにく): supple muscles
しなやかな髪(かみ): flowing, silky hair

Forms

しなやかな＋名詞(めいし): modifier form
しなやかに＋動詞(どうし): 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.

Related Words

Compare: 軽(かる)やか (light)

Compare: しんなり (wilted, softened, limp)

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Added 2026.2.7 15:48 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:31

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