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くつろげる · ichidan verb

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	くつろげる	くつろげない
Polite	くつろげます	くつろげません
Past polite	くつろげました	くつろげませんでした
Past	くつろげた	くつろげなかった
Te-form	くつろげて	くつろげないで
Desire	くつろげたい	くつろげたくない
Potential	くつろげられるalso くつろげれる	くつろげられないalso くつろげれない
Passive	くつろげられる	くつろげられない
Causative	くつろげさせる	くつろげさせない
Causative passive	くつろげさせられる	くつろげさせられない
Volitional	くつろげよう
Polite volitional	くつろげましょう
Imperative	くつろげろ	くつろげるな
Conditional	くつろげれば	くつろげなければ
Tara conditional	くつろげたら	くつろげなかったら

Pairs withくつろぐ

Meanings

ichidan verb, transitive verb

loosen; ease; relax

usually written using kana alone

Transitive verb meaning to make something loose, relaxed, or comfortable; often used for loosening clothing, relaxing one's posture, or creating a relaxed atmosphere.

ネクタイをくつろげて、ソファに座すわった。
I loosened my tie and sat on the sofa.
彼かの女じょは緊きん張ちょうしている客きゃくをくつろげようと、優やさしく話はなしかけた。
She spoke gently to put the nervous guest at ease.

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Kanji

寛tolerant, leniency, generosity

Related words

くつろぐ
Intransitive counterpart meaning 'to relax' or 'to feel at home'; くつろげる is the transitive form meaning 'to make someone/something relaxed'.

Transitive / intransitive

くつろぐN2
寛げる is the transitive counterpart used for loosening something tight, like a collar or sash, while 寛ぐ describes a person themselves becoming relaxed.

Written forms

くつろげるUsage91%
Usually written in kana; the kanji form 寛げる is rare and may not be recognized by many readers.
寛くつろげるUsage9%
Rare kanji spelling; the kana form is strongly preferred in modern usage.

Etymology

Derived from the intransitive verb くつろぐ (to relax), with the transitive suffix ～げる added. The kanji 寛 means 'tolerant' or 'lenient', but the word is almost always written in kana.