Translation guide
The quality of being smooth, soft, gentle, or pleasantly mature. This guide covers how to express mellowness in personality, flavor, atmosphere, and sound.
Describing a person who is gentle, calm, easygoing, and not easily angered.
Describes a calm, gentle, and peaceful personality. Often used for someone who is mild-mannered and not confrontational.
彼はとても穏やかな人です。
He is a very mellow person.
Implies a gentle and warm personality, often used for someone who is kind and mild.
彼女は温和な性格で、誰とでも仲良くなれる。
She has a mellow personality and gets along with everyone.
Refers to mature mellowness that comes with age and experience, like a seasoned person.
彼の円熟した人柄が周囲を和ませる。
His mellow character puts those around him at ease.
Describing food or drink that is smooth, mild, and not harsh or bitter.
Commonly used for smooth, mellow flavors, especially in sake, coffee, or cheese. Implies a rounded, gentle taste.
このコーヒーはまろやかで飲みやすい。
This coffee is mellow and easy to drink.
An alternative kanji for まろやか, but less common. Same meaning.
Loanword from English, used for mild or mellow taste, often in marketing.
Describing a relaxed, calm, and pleasant environment or feeling.
Describes a warm, friendly, and mellow atmosphere, often in social settings.
和やかな雰囲気の中で会議が進んだ。
The meeting proceeded in a mellow atmosphere.
Means calm, composed, or settled; can describe a mellow, relaxed environment.
このカフェは落ち着いた雰囲気で、長居したくなる。
This café has a mellow atmosphere that makes you want to stay longer.
Describing a soft, smooth, and pleasant sound, not harsh or loud.
Literally 'soft', used for mellow tones in music or voice.
彼の声は柔らかくて、聞いていると落ち着く。
His voice is mellow and soothing to listen to.
Also used for sound, implying a smooth, rounded quality.
この酒は円やかな味わいだ。
This sake has a mellow flavor.
マイルドな味わいのカレーです。
It's a curry with a mellow flavor.
このスピーカーはまろやかな音を出す。
These speakers produce a mellow sound.