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緩 — loose; slow down

緩 means “loose; slow down”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 15 strokes. On'yomi: カン (kan). Kun'yomi: ゆる(い) (yurui). You'll see it in words such as 緩やか (yuruyaka, “loose; slack”).

緩
Stroke order of 緩
Meaning
loose; slow down
On'yomi
カン (kan)
Kun'yomi
ゆる(い) (yurui)
Strokes
15
Level
JLPT N1 · set Qualities 1

How to remember 緩

Parts: 糸 thread · 爰 lead by the hand

Words with 緩

WordReadingMeaning
緩やかゆるやか yuruyaka kunloose; slack
緩むゆるむ yurumu kunto become loose; to slacken
緩いゆるい yurui kunloose

Don't confuse it with

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