Keyword
become loose
- slacken
- loosen
- relax
- lessen
- be moderate
- ease
- Frequency
- #933
- Strokes
- 15
- Grade
- 8
- JLPT (old)
- N1
- Heisig
- 2102
Readings
カン50%
ゆる50%
Mnemonic
Here and now, at the wedding altar, a single thread in the groom's trousers starts to become loose, and the whole congregation watches them slide down.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
緩和
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
Noun
緩急
high and low speed; fast and slow; pace; tempo; lenience and severity; emergency; crisis; dire situation
Noun
緩い
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft; not firm; difficult; hard
I-adjective
緩む
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to let one's guard down; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression); (of ice) to partially melt; to decrease (e.g. speed); …
Godan verb
緩める
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relieve (tension); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions); to loosen (control); to reduce (speed); to slow down; …
Ichidan verb