緩 (be moderate, ease, lessen, loosen, relax, slacken) - Kanji Codex

緩

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

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

カン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

ゆる.いゆる.むゆる.めるゆる.やか

Nanori (名乗り)

ひろ

Stroke Order

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Information

Grade:8

Strokes:15

JLPT:1

Frequency:933

Vocabulary

カン

Word	Reading	Meaning
緩急	カンキュウ	high and low speed; fast and slow; pace; tempo; lenience and severity; emergency; crisis; dire situation
緩和	カンワ	relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
緩衝	カンショウ	shock absorption; buffer action; cushioning; buffer
緩衝地帯	カンショウチタイ	buffer zone
緩慢	カンマン	slow; sluggish; dull; slack; inactive; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
緩い	ぬるい	lukewarm; tepid; lenient
緩い	ゆるい	loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft; not firm; difficult; hard
緩む	ゆるむ	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); (of a market price) to go down slightly
緩める	ゆるめる	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; to ease up; to make more gradual (of a slope)
緩やか	ゆるやか	loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal; lax

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