Word Meaning 緩い

ゆるい yurui

緩い is read as ゆるい (yurui) and means gentle (curve, slope, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. gentle (curve, slope, etc.)
  2. loose
  3. difficult
  4. hard
  5. lenient
  6. lax
  7. slow
  8. weak

Reading

Kana

ゆるい

Romaji

yurui

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Antonyms きつい,厳しい Rank 7787 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

緩衝地帯

かんしょうちたい

buffer zone

緩慢

かんまん

lax

緩急

かんきゅう

lenience and severity

緩める

ゆるめる

to make more gradual (of a slope)

緩み

ゆるみ

slack

緩衝

かんしょう

buffered

緩和時間

かんわじかん

relaxation time

緩増加超関数

かんぞうかちょうかんすう

tempered distribution

緩急自在

かんきゅうじざい

varying the tempo or speed (of something) at will

Example Sentences

7

このねじはすこしゆるい。

this screw is a little loose.

ゆるいふくのほうがらくだ。

loose clothes are more comfortable.

This button is loose.

These shoes are a little loose.

Meg's shoes are a little loose.

The road descends slowly.

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