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.
He is a very mellow person.
Implies a gentle and warm personality, often used for someone who is kind and mild.
She has a mellow personality and gets along with everyone.
Refers to mature mellowness that comes with age and experience, like a seasoned person.
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.
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.
Describing a soft, smooth, and pleasant sound, not harsh or loud.
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.
This café has a mellow atmosphere that makes you want to stay longer.
このスピーカーはまろやかな音を出す。
These speakers produce a mellow sound.