How to Say ‘To kick gently’ in Japanese
やさしく蹴る
yasashiku keru
[yah-sah-shee-koo KEH-roo]
💬 Usage Tip: Change the い at the end of やさしい "gentle" to く, and it describes how an action is done. In the same way, 強く蹴る means "kick hard".
Phrase Breakdown
やさしく
yasashiku
[yah-sah-shee-koo]
gently; softly
Tells the dog to be gentle, for example with people, other dogs, or toys.
やさしくして。
Be gentle.
蹴る
keru
[KEH-roo]
to kick
Dictionary form of the verb meaning to strike with the foot.
ボールを強く蹴る。
Kick the ball hard.
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