寛かん緩かん

Meanings

adverb, taru-adjective

calm and composed; cool and collected

Literary and rare; describes a person's serene, unruffled demeanor. Often used in classical or formal writing.

彼かれは寛かん緩かんとして動どうじなかった。
He remained calm and unperturbed.
寛かん緩かんたる態たい度どで交こう渉しょうに臨のぞんだ。
He approached the negotiations with an air of perfect composure.

Kanji

寛tolerant, leniency, generosity
緩slacken, loosen, relax

Related words

悠ゆう然ぜん
悠然 is more common and means 'calm and dignified', while 寛緩 is rarer and emphasizes a relaxed, unruffled composure.
泰たい然ぜん
泰然 means 'self-possessed' or 'imperturbable', similar in register but more about inner strength; 寛緩 leans toward outward calmness.

Written forms

寛かん緩かん
Rare kanji spelling; the word is literary and seldom used in modern writing.
かんかんUsage100%
Kana spelling is practical for this rare literary word, as the kanji forms are obscure.
緩かん々かん
Alternate kanji form; equally rare.
緩かん緩かん
Alternate kanji form; equally rare.
寛かん寛かん
Alternate kanji form; equally rare.

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound of 寛, “broad or relaxed,” and 緩, “loose or gentle.” The repeated reading reflects the identical Sino-Japanese reading of the two distinct characters.