taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle
graceful; slim and beautiful
Literary, classical adjective describing a woman's graceful, slender beauty. Used with たる or と adverbial forms.
Her standing figure was graceful and beautiful.
A slim and beautiful woman was walking in the garden.
しなやか means 'supple' or 'graceful' and can apply to objects and movements, not limited to feminine beauty like 嬋娟.
Rare kanji spelling; the word itself is literary and uncommon.
Variant kanji spelling, equally rare.
A Sino-Japanese reading of Classical Chinese 嬋娟, an expression for graceful beauty that was also used of the moon.