# 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”).

- 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

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 緩やか | ゆるやか (yuruyaka) | loose; slack |
| 緩む | ゆるむ (yurumu) | to become loose; to slacken |
| 緩い | ゆるい (yurui) | loose |

## Don't confuse it with

[暖](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/warm-weather/) · [援](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/aid/) · [緊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tense/)

## More in the “Qualities 1” set

[態](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/attitude/) · [鮮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fresh/) · [激](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/intense/) · [厳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/strict/) · [緊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tense/) · [盛](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/thrive/) · [密](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/density/) · [秀](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/excel/) · [緩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/loose/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/loose/. Last updated 2026-11-01.