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弛ゆるめる

#5,503

Common

ゆるめる

Meaning

1. ①
  
  to loosen; to slacken
  
  Antonym: 締める (しめる)
2. ②
  
  to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relieve (tension)
3. ③
  
  to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions); to loosen (control)
4. ④
  
  to reduce (speed); to slow down; to ease up
5. ⑤
  
  to make more gradual (of a slope)

Kanji

弛チ slacken, relax

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2)

弛たるめる

たるめる

Meaning

1. to slacken; to loosen

Kanji

弛チ slacken, relax

Forms

3)

緩ゆるむ

#5,072

Common

ゆるむ

Meaning

1. ①
  
  to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope)
2. ②
  
  to become less tense; to relax; to let one's guard down
3. ③
  
  to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax
4. ④
  
  to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression); (of ice) to partially melt
5. ⑤
  
  to decrease (e.g. speed)
6. ⑥
  
  (of a market price) to go down slightly

Kanji

緩カン slacken, loosen, relax

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4)

たるむ

#19,996

Common

たるむ

Meaning

1. ①
  
  to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to droop (e.g. loose or flabby skin); to sag (ceiling)
2. ②
  
  to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in

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