Kanji

緩

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

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

15 strokes

Radical

糸部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

カン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ゆるい, ゆるやか, ゆるむ, ゆるめる

Nanori (Name Reading)

のぶ, ひろ, ふさ, やす

Common Readings

カン, ゆる…い, ゆる…む, ゆる…める, ゆる…やか

Example sentences

緩む ゆるむ
靴のひもが緩んでいたので、もう一度結んだ。

Since my shoelaces were loose, I tied them once more.

たが たが
長い休暇で、すっかり心のたがが緩んでしまった。

With the long vacation, the 'hoop of my heart' has completely loosened (I've lost my discipline).

緩める ゆるめる
仕事が終わると、彼はネクタイを緩めた。

When work was over, he loosened his tie.

喉元 のどもと
彼はネクタイを緩めて、喉元の汗を拭った。

He loosened his tie and wiped the sweat from around his throat.

緩い ゆるい
ベルトが緩いので、穴を一つ増やした。

The belt was loose, so I added another hole.

緩やか ゆるやか
山からふもとに向かって、緩やかな坂道が続いている。

A gentle slope continues from the mountain towards the foot.

曲線 きょくせん
川は緩やかな曲線を描いて流れている。

The river flows in a gentle curve.

弛緩 しかん
温かいお風呂に入ると、心も体も弛緩する。

When you take a warm bath, your mind and body relax.

緩慢 かんまん
患者の動作が緩慢になった。

The patient's movements became sluggish.

緩和 かんわ
交通渋滞を緩和するために新しい道路が建設された。

To ease traffic congestion, a new road was built.

Example Vocabulary

緩む

ゆるむ

to loosen; to slacken

緩める

ゆるめる

to loosen; to relax; to slacken

緩い

ゆるい

loose; gentle; slow; lenient

緩やか

ゆるやか

gentle; slow; lenient; loose

弛緩

しかん

relaxation; slackening

緩慢

かんまん

sluggish; slow; lax

緩和

かんわ

mitigation; relaxation; easing

気が緩む

きがゆるむ

頬が緩む

ほおがゆるむ

気を緩める

きをゆるめる

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