緩
緩

slacken, loosen, relax, lessen, be moderate, ease

15 strokesFrequency 933JLPT N1Grade 8

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カン

Kun

ゆる.いゆる.やかゆる.むゆる.める

Nanori

ひろ

Dictionary

Common Words

緩む弛むゆるむIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #4072
1

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope)

2

to become less tense; to relax; to let one's guard down

3

to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax

4

to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression); (of ice) to partially melt

5

to decrease (e.g. speed)

6

(of a market price) to go down slightly

緩めるゆるめる弛めるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #4176
1

to loosen; to slacken

Examples
その規則は最近緩められた。
The rules were recently relaxed.
2

to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relieve (tension)

3

to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions); to loosen (control)

4

to reduce (speed); to slow down; to ease up

5

to make more gradual (of a slope)

緩いゆるい～い Adj.Freq #6612
1

loose

Examples
この靴は少し緩い。
These shoes are a little loose.
2

lenient; lax

3

gentle (curve, slope, etc.)

4

slow; weak

5

soft; not firm

6

Hokkaido-ben; Touhoku-ben; In the negative as ゆるくない

difficult; hard

ぬるい温い～い Adj.Usually kanaFreq #6656
1

lukewarm; tepid

Examples
このコーヒーはぬるいです。
This coffee is not hot enough.
2

Usu. written as 緩い

lenient

緩やかゆるやか～な Adj.Freq #6852
1

loose; slack

2

gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed)

Examples
Ｖの角度が広ければ広いほど、スピードは緩やかになる。
The wider the V angle, the slower the speed.
3

lenient; liberal; lax

Examples
この学校は規律がやや緩やかだ。
Discipline is rather mild at this school.
緩和かんわNounIntransitiveTransitive～する VerbFreq #8114
1

relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening

Examples
公定歩合の引き下げは産業界を苦しめてきた厳しい金融逼迫を緩和するだろうと期待されている。
The bank rate cut is expected to relieve the severe financial squeeze that has hit industry.
ゆるゆる緩々～な Adj.AdverbOnomatopoeicUsually kanaFreq #12087
1

very loose; slowly; leisurely

弛緩しかんちかんNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #13708
1

relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid

緩慢かんまんNoun～な Adj.Freq #13725
1

slow; sluggish; dull; slack; inactive

Examples
コンピューターは、たとえ緩慢にせよ大きな変化を引き起こした。
Computers caused a great, if gradual, change.
2

lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy

ゆるり緩り～と AdverbUsually kanaFreq #16200
1

unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time

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