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Kanji Detail for 緩 - "loose, to loosen, lenient"

緩

  • Meaning

    緩 means "loose, to loosen, lenient."

    1. Loose - Slack; relaxed.

    2. To loosen - To make loose.

    3. Lenient - Not strict; not severe.

  • Words using 緩

    • 緩和 かんわ Listen relief; mitigation; alleviation
    • 緩やか ゆるやか Listen loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve)
    • 緩急 かんきゅう Listen high and low speed; fast and slow; pace
    • 緩む ゆるむ Listen to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense
    • 緩い ゆるい Listen loose; lenient; lax

  • Four-character idioms with 緩

    • 緩衝地帯 かんしょうちたい Listen buffer zone
    • 一旦緩急 いったんかんきゅう Listen (when) danger threatens; should an emergency occur
    • 緊張緩和 きんちょうかんわ Listen easing of tensions; detente; thaw
    • 緩急自在 かんきゅうじざい Listen varying the tempo or speed (of something) at will
    • 規制緩和 きせいかんわ Listen deregulation; removal (easing) of (official) restrictions; relaxation of regulations

  • Tattoo check: 緩

    • Verified meaning: loose, to loosen, lenient
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あや, いくま, のぶ)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 緩

    Given names 緩(あや)Listen 緩(のぶ)Listen

    Surnames 緩(いくま)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    slacken; loosen; relax; lessen; be moderate; ease

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    slow, leisurely; to postpone, delay

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    slow; unhurried; sluggish; gradual; not tense; relaxed; to postpone; to defer; to stall; to stave off; to revive; to recuperate

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    slow, gradual; to postpone, to delay

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

    The opposite of urgent. Leisurely and slow. Such as 緩行 (walk slowly), 緩步 (slow pace). | Lenient. Administration not harsh is called 寬緩.

  • Onyomi

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    kan(カン) カン

  • Kunyomi

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    yuru.i(ゆる-い) ゆる-い

    yuru.meru(ゆる-める) ゆる-める

    yuru.mu(ゆる-む) ゆる-む

    yuru.yaka(ゆる-やか) ゆる-やか

  • Strokes

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    15 strokes

  • Radical

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    糸 (ito・itohen)

  • Related Keywords

    loose to loosen lenient relaxed gentle slow slack calm ease flexible gradual leisurely mild soft unhurried

Sentences including 緩

  • These shoes are a little loose.

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