手て柔やわらか

na-adjective

gentle; mild; lenient

Archaic adjectival noun meaning gentle or lenient. In modern Japanese, this form is obsolete; the polite expression お手柔らかに (おてやわらかに) is used instead, often as a set phrase meaning 'please be gentle' or 'go easy on me'.

See also: お手柔らかに

• 古ふるい文ぶん書しょでは「手て柔やわらかに」と記しるされることがあるが、現げん代だいでは「お手て柔やわらかに」が一いっ般ぱん的てき。

  In old documents, 手柔らかに is sometimes written, but in modern times お手柔らかに is common.