緩

Meaning

緩 centers on reducing tension or intensity: making something slack, loose, or relaxed, and by extension lessening pressure or being moderate.

• 緩いゆるい
  N3

  loose

• 緩和かんわ
  N1

  relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening

• 緩やかゆるやか
  N1

  loose; slack

• 緩めゆるめ

  somewhat loose

• 緩むゆるむ
  N1

  to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope)

• 緩衝かんしょう

  shock absorption; buffer action; cushioning; buffer

• 緩めるゆるめる
  N1

  to loosen; to slacken

• 弛緩しかん

  relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid

• 緩急かんきゅう

  high and low speed; fast and slow; pace; tempo

• 緩みゆるみ

  slack; looseness; play

• 緩慢かんまん

  slow; sluggish; dull; slack; inactive

• 緩りゆるり

  unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time

• 緩行かんこう

  going slowly

• 緩衝地帯かんしょうちたい

  buffer zone

• たがが緩むたががゆるむ

  to weaken (of willpower, solidarity, etc.); to lose one's edge; to become less tense; to become lax (of discipline, rules, etc.)

• 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

• 口元が緩むくちもとがゆるむ

  to smile; to crack a smile

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