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和らぐ · godan verb (-gu)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	和やわらぐ	和やわらがない
Polite	和やわらぎます	和やわらぎません
Past polite	和やわらぎました	和やわらぎませんでした
Past	和やわらいだ	和やわらがなかった
Te-form	和やわらいで	和やわらがないで
Desire	和やわらぎたい	和やわらぎたくない
Potential	和やわらげる	和やわらげない
Passive	和やわらがれる	和やわらがれない
Causative	和やわらがせる	和やわらがせない
Causative passive	和やわらがせられるalso 和やわらがされる	和やわらがせられないalso 和やわらがされない
Volitional	和やわらごう
Polite volitional	和やわらぎましょう
Imperative	和やわらげ	和やわらぐな
Conditional	和やわらげば	和やわらがなければ
Tara conditional	和やわらいだら	和やわらがなかったら

Pairs with和らげる

Meanings

godan verb (-gu), intransitive verb

soften; calm down; subside; abate

Describes something becoming gentler, less intense, or more relaxed, such as pain, anger, tension, or a situation.

痛いたみが少すこし和やわらいだ。
The pain has subsided a little.
彼かれの怒いかりは時じ間かんとともに和やわらいだ。
His anger softened over time.

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Usage patterns

痛いたみが和やわらぐfor pain to ease/subside
薬くすりを飲のんだら痛いたみが和やわらいだ。
After taking the medicine, the pain eased.
緊きん張ちょうが和やわらぐfor tension to ease
話はなし合あいをしたら緊きん張ちょうが和やわらいだ。
After talking it over, the tension eased.
寒さむさが和やわらぐfor the cold to become milder
春はるになって寒さむさが和やわらいできた。
Now that spring has come, the cold has grown milder.
態たい度どが和やわらぐfor one's attitude to soften
彼かれの態たい度どが少すこし和やわらいだ。
His attitude softened a little.
気き持もちが和やわらぐfor one's feelings to calm down
音おん楽がくを聴きいて気き持もちが和やわらいだ。
Listening to music calmed my feelings.

Kanji

和harmony, Japanese style, peace
柔tender, weakness, gentleness

Transitive / intransitive

和やわらげるN1
和らげる is the transitive counterpart meaning 'to soften/ease something', while 和らぐ is intransitive and describes something becoming softer or calmer on its own.

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治おさまるN1
治まる emphasizes a disturbance (pain, unrest, a storm) coming to an end, while 和らぐ focuses on intensity gradually softening rather than fully stopping.
静しずまるN2
静まる suggests noise, commotion, or excitement quieting down, whereas 和らぐ is broader and often used for pain, weather, or emotional tension easing.
薄うすれる
薄れる describes something (a feeling, memory, or color) fading or weakening over time, while 和らぐ describes intensity becoming gentler without necessarily disappearing.
緩ゆるむN1
緩む is used for physical or figurative loosening (a rope, a rule, tension), while 和らぐ more often describes emotions, pain, or climate becoming milder.

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和なごむN1
和む describes a mood or atmosphere becoming warm and pleasant, while 和らぐ is more general and can describe pain, cold, or tension lessening as well as feelings.
ほどけるN1
和らぐ is used for feelings, pain, or mood softening, while 解ける in this sense specifically describes tension or a strained atmosphere easing.
解とけるN3
和らぐ describes an emotion or tension softening gradually, while 解ける in this sense emphasizes the feeling fully clearing up or disappearing.
薄うすらぐ
和らぐ describes pain, cold, or emotions becoming gentler or softer, whereas 薄らぐ focuses on something growing thinner or fainter in degree.
弱よわまるN2
和らぐ implies something becoming softer or milder (like pain or anger easing), while 弱まる simply means becoming weaker in intensity.

Opposites

強つよまるN2
強まる means something intensifies or grows stronger, the opposite of 和らぐ, which means it softens or weakens.

Don't confuse with

和あえる
和える shares the kanji 和 with 和らぐ but is a cooking term meaning 'to dress or toss (ingredients)', unrelated to 和らぐ's meaning of softening or calming.

Word family

和やわらぎ
alleviation; abatement; peacefulness

Written forms

和やわらぐUsage64%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
やわらぐUsage34%
柔やわらぐUsage1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; rarely used in practice.

Etymology

Derived from the adjective 柔らか (やわらか, 'soft') with the verbal suffix ぐ, indicating a change of state. The kanji 和 carries a nuance of harmony or peace.