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彼かの 女じょ は いつも おおらか で 、 怒おこ っ た ところ を 見み た こと が ない 。
She is always placid; I've never seen her get angry.
I faced the exam with a composed mind.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 はおおらかな 性せい 格かく をしている to have an easygoing, big-hearted personality
He has such a big-hearted personality that he doesn't mind small mistakes.
おおらかに 構かま える to stay calm and unfazed
Even when trouble arises, she always stays calm and composed.
おおらかに 育そだ てる to raise (a child) in a relaxed, unrestrictive way
The parents raised their child in a relaxed, unrestrictive manner.
Related words· 8 寛大 is a formal, almost moral term for leniency or magnanimity, while おおらか describes a naturally warm, easygoing personality.
穏やか emphasizes gentleness and calmness, often of weather or speech, while おおらか adds a sense of spaciousness and unruffled composure in temperament.
太っ腹 is a colloquial term for someone generous with money or favors, whereas おおらか covers a broader, gentler kind of open-heartedness.
寛容 is a somewhat abstract, formal word for tolerance of others' faults, while おおらか is a warmer, more everyday description of an accepting personality.
Show 4 more おおらか highlights a generous, big-hearted nature, while 洒落 focuses more narrowly on being unconstrained by formality and small details.
大らか describes someone easygoing and unbothered by small things, whereas 心が広い more specifically praises tolerance and forgiveness toward others.
大らか describes a generous, easygoing personality, while 豊か in this sense describes a rich, open state of mind or feeling, often paired with 心 or 気持ち.
Written forms おおらか Usage 74%
Usually written in kana; the kanji form 大らか is also used but less common.
大おお らか Usage 26%
Kanji form; the reading おおらか is standard.
多おお らか
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
Etymology The word is derived from the adjective 大らか (おおらか), with the root 大 (おお) meaning 'big' or 'great', and the suffix らか indicating a state or quality. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it has been used since classical Japanese to describe a spacious, generous, or calm disposition.
おおらか describes a generous, unfussy personality, while 伸びやか more broadly describes a relaxed, unconstrained quality in voice, movement, or atmosphere as well as people.
