緩
カン
ゆる.い • ゆる.やか • ゆる.む • ゆる.める
slacken; loosen; relax; lessen; be moderate; ease
Words
緩い
ゆるい
- loose adj-i
- lenient; lax adj-i
- gentle (curve, slope, etc.) adj-i
- slow; weak adj-i
- soft; not firm adj-i
- difficult; hard adj-i hob thb
緩和
かんわ
- relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening n vs
緩やか
ゆるやか
- loose; slack adj-na
- gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed) adj-na
- lenient; liberal; lax adj-na
緩める
ゆるめる
- to loosen; to slacken v1 vt
- to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relieve (tension) v1 vt
- to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions); to loosen (control) v1 vt
- to reduce (speed); to slow down; to ease up v1 vt
- to make more gradual (of a slope) v1 vt
緩む
ゆるむ
- to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope) v5m vi
- to become less tense; to relax; to let one's guard down v5m vi
- to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax v5m vi
- to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression); (of ice) to partially melt v5m vi
- to decrease (e.g. speed) v5m vi
- (of a market price) to go down slightly v5m vi