JLPT N1 Advanced
和む
To feel soothed, relaxed, or put at ease.
Readings
Other forms
和みます polite form
和んだ plain past
和んで te-form
和める potential form
Verb (Godan, Intransitive)
To feel soothed / To be put at ease
Describes the softening of one’s mood or the atmosphere as tension dissolves, often triggered by heartwarming sights or interactions.
Example
猫 の 写真 を 見る と 心 が 和む 。
Looking at pictures of cats is so soothing.
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