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弛たるめる

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Meanings

1

ichidan verb, transitive verb

slacken; loosen

archaic

Archaic transitive verb meaning to make something slack or loose. In modern Japanese, 緩める (ゆるめる) is the standard equivalent.

古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、弓ゆみの弦つるを弛たるめるという表ひょう現げんが見みられる。
In old texts, the expression 'to slacken a bowstring' can be found.

Written forms

弛たるめる
Kanji form; the character 弛 is not in the Jōyō kanji list, so kana spelling is often preferred in modern writing.
たるめるUsage100%
Kana spelling; common in modern usage because the kanji is non-Jōyō.

Kanji

弛slacken, relax

Similar words

緩ゆるめる
Modern standard word for 'to loosen' or 'to slacken'; 弛める is its archaic counterpart.
弛たるむ
Intransitive verb meaning 'to become slack'; 弛める is the transitive form.

Etymology

Derived from the classical Japanese verb 弛む (たるむ, 'to become slack'), with the transitive suffix める. The kanji 弛 carries the meaning of slackening or loosening.