Word

大人しい

おとなしい
CommonJLPT N2

Meanings

  1. I-adjective

    gentle; quiet; mild; meek; obedient; docile; well-behaved; tame

  2. I-adjective

    quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober

In Spanish

  1. obediente; dócil; tranquilo

Other forms
温和しい、温柔しい

Kanji in this word

Example sentences

  • 彼女かのじょは今いまのところおとなしくしている。

    She is being quiet for the moment.

    Ella se está portando bien por ahora.

    Tatoeba #90037(opens in a new tab)
  • 牛うしは大おおきくて、おとなしく見みえました。

    The cows looked big and docile.

    Las vacas parecían grandes y dóciles.

    Tatoeba #182311(opens in a new tab)

Dictionary data: JMdict and KANJIDIC2, property of the EDRDG, used under its licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).(opens in a new tab)

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