Kanji Detail for 弛 - "to relax, to loosen, to ease"

弛

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning
弛 means "to relax, to loosen, to ease."
1. Loosen - To slacken; to relax tension.
2. Slack - To become loose or lax.
3. Ease - To release; to relieve.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

slacken; relax

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

loosen, relax, unstring a bow

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

to unstring a bow; to slacken; to relax; to loosen

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

to loosen, to relax; to unstring a bow

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

A bow unstrung. Releasing the bowstring is 弛. | To loosen. Like saying "relaxing." Alternating tightening and loosening is 弛張, using the bow as a metaphor.
Onyomi

chi(チ)

shi(シ)
Kunyomi

taru.meru(たる-める)

taru.mu(たる-む)

tayu.mu(たゆ-む)

yuru.mi(ゆる-み)

yuru.mu(ゆる-む)
Strokes

6 strokes
Radical

弓 (yumi・yumihen)
Related Keywords
to relax to loosen to ease subside slacken slack unfasten untie unwind let go calm soothe release lax