Kanji details for

 
Uses 15 strokes
Taught in Junior high

Search words that:
- start with 緩
- end with 緩
- contain 緩
slacken, loosen, relax, lessen, be moderate, ease
KUN:
  • ゆる.い
    yuru.i
  • ゆる.やか
    yuru.yaka
  • ゆる.む
    yuru.mu
  • ゆる.める
    yuru.meru
ON:
  • カン
    kan
Nanori:
  • ひろ
    hiro
Written with 15 strokes
Taught in Junior high
Radicals:
Example words(showing 1-10 of 77 results)

adjective
1.
lukewarm, tepid(usually kana)(only relevant for 温い and 微温い)(ぬくい is primarily used in Western Japan)
2.
lenient(usually kana)(only relevant for ぬるい)
3.
slow, stupid(usually kana, archaism)(only relevant for ぬくい)
See also:
All readings:
ぬるい《温い》
ぬるい《緩い》
ぬるい《微温い》
ぬくい《温い》

adjective
1.
loose
2.
lenient, lax
3.
gentle (curve, slope, etc.)
4.
slow, weak
5.
soft, not firm
6.
difficult, hard(Hokkaido-ben (dialect), Touhoku-ben (dialect))(in the negative as ゆるくない)

noun, auxillary suru verb
relief, mitigation, alleviation, relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.), easing, softening

na-adjective
1.
loose, slack
2.
gentle (slope, curve), slow (speed)
3.
lenient, liberal, lax

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
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
Other readings:
弛む【ゆるむ】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to loosen, to slacken
See also:締める (antonym)
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)
Other readings:
弛める【ゆるめる】

noun
1.
pace, tempo, slow and fast
2.
in case of emergency

na-adjective, noun
1.
slow, sluggish, dull
2.
lax, sloppy, lenient

noun
slack, looseness, play
Other readings:
弛み【ゆるみ】
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