ゆっくり

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Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

ゆっくりする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Describes doing something at a relaxed pace, without rushing. Often used with movement, speech, or daily activities.

easily; well; with time to spare

Indicates that something can be done without difficulty or with plenty of time, often used with time-related expressions.

Used for sleeping, resting, or being in a comfortable state. Often appears as ゆっくり寝る or ゆっくり休む.

ゆっくり〈動どう詞し〉to do something slowly
おじいさんはゆっくり歩あるいた。
The old man walked slowly.
ゆっくりするto relax; to take one's time
今日きょうは家いえでゆっくりするつもりだ。
I plan to relax at home today.
ゆっくり休やすむto rest well; to take a good rest
疲つかれたのでゆっくり休やすみたい。
I'm tired, so I want to rest well.
ゆっくり考かんがえるto think something over carefully and without rushing
この問もん題だいはゆっくり考かんがえたほうがいい。
It's better to think this problem over carefully.
〈時とき〉までにゆっくり間まに合あうto make it in time with time to spare
早はやく出でたので、電でん車しゃにゆっくり間まに合あった。
I left early, so I made it to the train with time to spare.
ごゆっくりしてくださいplease take your time; please make yourself comfortable
お茶ちゃをどうぞ、ごゆっくりしてください。
Please have some tea and make yourself comfortable.

のんびりN3sense 1
のんびり highlights a carefree, relaxed feeling, while ゆっくり focuses on doing something at a slow pace.
じっくりN2sense 1
じっくり stresses taking time to do something thoroughly and carefully, whereas ゆっくり simply means slowly or unhurriedly.
ゆったりN2sense 3
ゆったり describes a spacious, relaxed state (of clothes, rooms, or feelings), while ゆっくり describes the speed or pace of an action.
のろのろN3
ゆっくり is a neutral word for 'slowly' or 'at a relaxed pace', while のろのろ emphasizes sluggishness and often carries a negative, annoyed nuance.

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おちおちN1
ゆっくり means 'slowly' or 'at ease' and can be used freely in positive statements, while おちおち almost always appears in negative expressions meaning one cannot relax or act calmly.
そろそろN4
ゆっくり means 'slowly' in a general, relaxed sense, while そろそろ (sense 2) suggests a quiet, gradual, almost cautious slowness, often of onset or approach.
おもむろにN1
ゆっくり is the common, everyday word for doing something slowly, while 徐に (おもむろに) is a more literary word that adds a nuance of calm deliberateness.
ぼちぼちN1
ゆっくり emphasizes taking one's time without haste, while ぼちぼち adds a nuance of steady, incremental progress.
ゆるゆるN1
ゆっくり is the plain, common word for doing something slowly, while ゆるゆる adds a softer, more relaxed or slack nuance and is less frequently used.
悠ゆう長ちょう
ゆっくり is a common adverb for doing something slowly or without hurry, while 悠長 has a more formal or literary tone and often describes a person's temperament.

早はやくN5sense 1
早く means quickly or fast, the opposite of ゆっくり's slow, unhurried pace.
大おお急いそぎN1
ゆっくり means doing something slowly and at ease, the opposite of the rushed manner described by 大急ぎ.
急いそいで
急いで means doing something hastily, whereas ゆっくり means doing something slowly and calmly.

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とっさにN1
ゆっくり describes acting slowly and unhurriedly, the opposite of the split-second reflex captured by 咄嗟に.
さっさとN2
ゆっくり means doing something slowly and leisurely, contrasting with the hurried, no-lingering sense of さっさと.

ゆったりN2
ゆっくり means 'slowly/without hurry' (focused on speed), while ゆったり means 'comfortably spacious or relaxed' (focused on comfort/space), and the two are often confused because they sound alike.

Mimetic word; the exact origin is uncertain, but it is likely derived from the reduplicated sound-symbolic root ゆく- related to slowness or leisure.