Moto 緩: Slacken; Loosen; RelaxKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- カン
- Kun'yomi
- ゆる(い)、ゆる(やか)、ゆる(む)、ゆる(める)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 83 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (カン)
- 緩和かんわrelief; mitigation
- 緩急かんきゅうpace; tempo
- 弛緩しかんrelaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
- 緩慢かんまんslow; sluggish
- 緩衝かんしょうbuffered
- 緩衝地帯かんしょうちたいbuffer zone
- 一旦緩急いったんかんきゅう(when) danger threatens; should an emergency occur
- 一部緩和いちぶかんわpartial relaxation; partial easing
- 動的緩衝法どうてきかんしょうほうdynamic buffering
- 単純緩衝法たんじゅんかんしょうほうsimple buffering
- 完全緩解かんぜんかんかいcomplete remission
- 寛緩かんかんlooking cool and collect; with an air of perfect composure
- 弛緩出血しかんしゅっけつatonic hemorrhage; atonic haemorrhage
- 弛緩性麻痺しかんせいまひflaccid paralysis
- 影響緩和えいきょうかんわimpact mitigation
- 悠悠緩緩ゆうゆうかんかんcomposed and unhurried; easygoing and leisurely
- 気泡緩衝材きほうかんしょうざいbubble wrap
- 渋滞緩和じゅうたいかんわalleviation of congestion (esp. traffic)
- 筋弛緩剤きんしかんざいmuscle-relaxant drug
- 筋弛緩薬きんしかんやくmuscle relaxant
- 筋肉弛緩剤きんにくしかんざいmuscle relaxant
- 緊張緩和きんちょうかんわdetente; easing of tensions
- 緩下剤かんげざいlaxatives
- 緩下薬かんげやくlaxative
- 緩叙法かんじょほうlitotes (figure of speech); meiosis
- 緩和ケアかんわケアpalliative care
- 緩和医療かんわいりょうpalliative medicine; palliative therapy
- 緩和振動かんわしんどうrelaxation oscillation
- 緩和時間かんわじかんrelaxation time
- 緩和法かんわほうrelaxation method
- 緩増加超関数かんぞうかちょうかんすうtempered distribution
- 緩徐かんじょgentle and quiet
- 緩徐曲かんじょきょくadagio
- 緩怠かんたいlaxity; negligence
- 緩急自在かんきゅうじざいvarying the tempo or speed (of something) at will
- 緩急記号かんきゅうきごうtempo indication; tempo marking
- 緩急車かんきゅうしゃbrake van; guard's van
- 緩手かんしゅineffective move (in go or shogi); wasted move
- 緩染剤かんせんざいdye retardant
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 緩やかゆるやかloose; slack
- 緩いゆるいloose
- 緩みゆるみslack; looseness
- 緩むゆるむto become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope)
- 緩めるゆるめるto loosen; to slacken
- たがが緩むたががゆるむto weaken (of willpower, solidarity, etc.); to lose one's edge
- 手綱を緩めるたづなをゆるめるto loosen the reins; to let up on (someone)
- 気が緩むきがゆるむto relax one's mind; to feel relaxed
- 気を緩めるきをゆるめるto relax one's efforts; to let up
- 箍が緩むたががゆるむto weaken (of willpower, solidarity, etc.); to lose one's edge
- 緩かゆるかloose; slack
- 緩まるゆるまるto become loose; to slacken
- 緩めゆるめsomewhat loose
- 緩やかに進むゆるやかにすすむto proceed slowly
- 緩りゆるりunhurriedly; leisurely
- 緩キャラゆるキャラcostumed mascot character (oft. devised for PR purposes by local governments, government departments, etc.)
- 緩募ゆるぼnon-urgent recruitment
Other readings
- タガが緩むたががゆるむto weaken (of willpower, solidarity, etc.); to lose one's edge
- 悠々緩々ゆうゆうかんかんcomposed and unhurried; easygoing and leisurely
- 手緩いてぬるいlax; lenient
- 緩々ゆるゆるvery loose; slowly
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Kanji that often appear with 緩
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