単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Kana words#10,568 most used

あやす

to soothe; to comfort

IN A SENTENCE

I dandled the baby on my knee.

from Tatoeba · bunbuku

IN OTHER SENTENCES

She hushed her baby to sleep.

from Tatoeba

MEANING

1

to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor; to humour; to lull

godan verb · transitive

TANGOYA ASKS

The dictionary gives あやす this one meaning.

DETAILS

Kindかな語, kana words

Frequency#10,568 most used

Writtenあやす only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium