柔じゅう軟なん性せい

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Meanings

1

Refers to physical flexibility of materials or metaphorical flexibility of thinking, systems, or attitudes.

This material is highly flexible.

交こう渉しょうでは柔じゅう軟なん性せいが大たい切せつだ。

Flexibility is important in negotiations.

融ゆう通ずうN1
柔軟性 describes flexibility as a general trait or quality, while 融通 often refers to the practical act of adapting to accommodate a specific situation or person.
弾だん力りょくN1
柔軟性 is the abstract quality of adaptability, often applied to policies or ways of thinking, whereas 弾力 emphasizes the physical or systemic ability to stretch and bounce back.
伸しん縮しゅく
柔軟性 refers to flexibility in a broad physical or abstract sense, while 伸縮 specifically describes the stretch-and-contract behavior or elasticity of something.

動どう脈みゃく硬こう化か
In the figurative sense, 動脈硬化 describes a system or way of thinking that has become rigid, while 柔軟性 refers to the flexibility that such rigidity lacks.

Compound of 柔軟 (じゅうなん, 'flexible, soft') + 性 (せい, '-ity, -ness'), forming a noun meaning 'flexibility'.