緩
緩 — Slacken
slacken, loosen, relax, lessen, be moderate, ease
On’yomiカン (kan)
Kun’yomiゆるい (yurui)
Kun’yomiゆるやか (yuruyaka)
Kun’yomiゆるむ (yurumu)
Kun’yomiゆるめる (yurumeru)
Stroke order (15 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 緩
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 緩和 | かんわ kanwa | relief; mitigation; alleviation |
| 緩やか | ゆるやか yuruyaka | loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve) |
| 緩急 | かんきゅう kankyuu | high and low speed; fast and slow; pace |
| 緩い | ゆるい yurui | loose; lenient; lax |
| 緩む | ゆるむ yurumu | to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense |
| 緩める | ゆるめる yurumeru | to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.) |
Study notes
緩 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 15 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #933 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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