緩める
Meanings
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
1. to loosen; to slacken
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 spellings
ゆるめる
Kanji used
Pitch accent
ゆるめる
Examples4
その
The rules were recently relaxed.
輸入
Import restrictions have been greatly loosened of late.
伊藤
Mr Ito loosened his tie because he felt hot in his office.
彼
He relaxed his hold on me.