How to Say ‘Really kind’ in Japanese
すごく優しい
sugoku yasashii
[soo-GOH-koo yah-sah-SHEE]
💬 Usage Tip: すごく goes right before a describing word to mean "really": すごくおいしい "really delicious".
Phrase Breakdown
すごく
sugoku
[soo-GOH-koo]
really; very
An adverb form of すごい, used casually to mean 'very' or 'super'.
すごくおいしいです。
It's really delicious.
優しい
yasashii
[yah-sah-SHEE]
kind; gentle
An i-adjective for a caring, gentle person.
優しい人が好きです。
I like kind people.
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