柔軟(じゅうなん)

じゅうなん
na-adjective, noun
flexible, pliable
1. flexible, pliable, supple
Physically soft and bendable, or mentally adaptable and open-minded. Used for both physical flexibility of materials and bodies, and figurative flexibility of thinking and approaches.
柔軟(じゅうなん)な考(かんが)え方(かた)が大切(たいせつ)だ。
A flexible way of thinking is important.
柔軟(じゅうなん)体操(たいそう)を毎朝(まいあさ)している。
I do stretching exercises every morning.
状況(じょうきょう)に応(おう)じて柔軟(じゅうなん)に対応(たいおう)する必要(ひつよう)がある。
We need to respond flexibly according to the situation.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 柔軟(じゅうなん)な対応(たいおう): flexible response
  • 柔軟(じゅうなん)な姿勢(しせい): flexible attitude
  • 柔軟(じゅうなん)な発想(はっそう): flexible thinking
  • 柔軟(じゅうなん)体操(たいそう): stretching exercises
  • 柔軟(じゅうなん)に対応(たいおう)する: to respond flexibly
  • 柔軟(じゅうなん)性{|せい}: flexibility (noun form with suffix)

USAGE:
As a na-adjective, 柔軟(じゅうなん)な modifies nouns. The adverbial form 柔軟(じゅうなん)に is common with verbs like 対応(たいおう)する and 考(かんが)える. The compound 柔軟(じゅうなん)体操(たいそう) specifically refers to stretching or warm-up exercises.

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