How to say meek in Japanese

神妙☆【しんみょうshinmyou・しんびょうshinbyouobs.】 Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • meek; quiet; docile; humble; faithful; obedient
  • mysterious; marvelous; marvellous

Example Sentences

基本kihonはhaアスカASUKAがgaシンジSHINJIをwoいじめるijimeru。でde、たまにtamaniキレたKIREtaシンジSHINJIがgaアスカASUKAをwo襲うosou。そのsono時tokiのnoアスカASUKAはhaやけにyakeniしおらしいshiorashii。
The key is that Asuka abuses Shinji. So, rarely, Shinji flips and assaults Asuka. Then Asuka is surprisingly meek.
彼女kanojoはha一見ikkenおとなしotonashiそうsouだdaけどkedo、やるyaru時tokiはhaやるyaruってtte感じkanji。中nakaにni何かnanika秘めたhimeta思いomoiをwo持っているmotteiruよyo。
There's more to her than you think. She may seem pretty meek on first glance, but I get the sense she can get things done when she needs to.
奴らyatsuraはha弱者jakushaをwo服従fukujuuさせてsasete喜んでいるyorokondeiruがga。
They subjugate the meek.

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