緩める

ゆるめる

Also written 弛める

Meanings

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

Kanji

• 緩 loose. Read as ゆるめる.

Example sentences

• 伊藤氏は事務所で熱く感じたのでネクタイを緩めた。
  Mr Ito loosened his tie because he felt hot in his office.
• その規則は最近緩められた。
  The rules were recently relaxed.
• 彼は私をつかまえている力を緩めた。
  He relaxed his hold on me.
• 輸入規制は最近だいぶ緩められた。
  Import restrictions have been greatly loosened of late.
• 私は靴のひもを緩めた。
  I loosened my shoelaces.

Common phrases

• スピードを緩める
• 手を緩める (てをゆるめる) to let up
• 警戒を緩める
• 制限を緩める
• 手綱を緩める (たづなをゆるめる) to loosen the reins
• ペースを緩める
• 力を緩める
• 規制を緩める
• 速度を緩める (そくどをゆるめる) to ease up the speed
• 気を緩める (きをゆるめる) to relax one's efforts
• 緊張を緩める

Related forms

• 緩む (ゆるむ) to become loose (intransitive partner)

Words containing 緩める

• 速度を緩める (そくどをゆるめる) to ease up the speed
• 手綱を緩める (たづなをゆるめる) to loosen the reins
• 気を緩める (きをゆるめる) to relax one's efforts

And 2 more.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists