JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 3

Meaning

Kanji 緩

slacken

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

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
ゆる.いゆる.やかゆる.むゆる.める
Onyomi 音読み
カン
Nanori 名乗り
ひろ

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō
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JLPT
JLPT N1
Frequency
#933
Strokes
15
Radical
Components
Kanji Kentei
Level 3
Similar Kanji

Related vocabulary

Showing 27 common entries

Showing 27 of 90 entries that include this kanji.

緩和

かんわ

relief

緩やか

ゆるやか

gentle (slope, curve)

緩む

ゆるむ

(of a market price) to go down slightly

緩い

ゆるい

gentle (curve, slope, etc.)

緩慢

かんまん

lax

緩衝地帯

かんしょうちたい

buffer zone

温い

ぬくい

warm

緩める

ゆるめる

to make more gradual (of a slope)

緩急

かんきゅう

lenience and severity

緩み

ゆるみ

slack

緩衝

かんしょう

buffered

ゆる募

ゆるぼ

non-urgent recruitment

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

このネジは少しい。

this screw is a little loose.

靴ひもを少しめた。

i loosened my shoelaces a little.

彼は表情をめた。

he relaxed his expression.

痛みがだいぶんだ。

the pain has eased quite a bit.

午後になると風がんだ。

by the afternoon, the wind had eased.