緩める | Japanese meaning

緩める【ゆるめる】

Frequency rank: 3,427. – 3,431.

Ichidan verb; transitive verb

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

Forms

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

Example sentences

6 results

1. 。

Import restrictions have been greatly loosened of late.

2. 。

He relaxed his hold on me.

3. いとう伊藤。

Mr Ito loosened his tie because he felt hot in his office.

4. 。

The rules were recently relaxed.

5. 、・。

Loosen the screws and remove the lamp cover.

6. 。

I loosened my shoelaces.

Frequency rank: 3,427. – 3,431.

Ichidan verb; transitive verb

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

Forms