Translation guide
The ability of a material to be shaped or deformed under compression without breaking. In Japanese, this concept is expressed through specific terms for physical properties, as well as metaphorical extensions for flexibility.
Describing a material that can be hammered, pressed, or rolled into thin sheets without cracking.
The standard technical term for malleability, especially of metals. Used in materials science and engineering.
Describing a person, plan, or system that is easily shaped, influenced, or changed.
可鍛性 (malleability) is the ability to deform under compression (hammering). 展性 is similar but emphasizes spreading into sheets. 延性 (ductility) is the ability to stretch under tension. In everyday language, 柔軟性 (flexibility) is more common for non-technical contexts.
Directly translating 'malleability' as マリアビリティ is not standard. Use the Japanese terms above depending on context.
金は可鍛性が高い金属です。
Gold is a metal with high malleability.
Refers specifically to the ability to be extended or spread out by hammering. Often used together with 延性 (ductility).
この合金は展性に優れている。
This alloy has excellent malleability.
A descriptive phrase meaning 'property of being able to be hammered out'. More colloquial than technical terms.
銅は打ち延ばせる性質がある。
Copper has the property of being malleable.
Plasticity; the ability to be permanently deformed without rupture. Broader than malleability, includes both compressive and tensile deformation.
粘土は可塑性が高い。
Clay has high plasticity.
Flexibility, adaptability. Commonly used for both physical and metaphorical flexibility.
彼は考え方に柔軟性がある。
He has malleability in his thinking.
Adaptability, the ability to adjust to new conditions. Emphasizes changing oneself to fit circumstances.
新しい環境への順応性が求められる。
Malleability to new environments is required.
Easily influenced, impressionable. Often used for people who are malleable in character or opinion.
若者は影響を受けやすい。
Young people are malleable.
Rarely used metaphorically to describe a person's character as malleable like metal. Literary or poetic.
彼の精神は可鍛性に富んでいる。
His spirit is rich in malleability.