Word Meaning 緩やか

ゆるやか yuruyaka

緩やか is read as ゆるやか (yuruyaka) and means gentle (slope, curve).

Meaning

English

  1. gentle (slope, curve)
  2. slow (speed)
  3. loose
  4. slack
  5. lenient
  6. liberal
  7. lax

Reading

Kana

ゆるやか

Romaji

yuruyaka

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 5077 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

緩和

かんわ

relief

緩む

ゆるむ

(of a market price) to go down slightly

緩い

ゆるい

gentle (curve, slope, etc.)

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

1

このさかはゆるやかです。

this slope is gentle.