Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 緩やか(ゆるやか) in Japanese

緩やか
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
ゆるやか
Romaji
yuruyaka
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    Meaning
    loose; slack
    Example sentence
    からそのふもとゆるやかに湾曲して流れる全体見えました From the castle we could see the whole curve of the river around its base.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    gentle; easy; slow
    Example sentence
    はここからゆるやかな上り The road ascends gently here.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    lenient; liberal; lax
    Example sentence
    川幅広くなるにつれて水流はいっそう緩やかになった。 As the river become broader, the current moved slowly.

Examples of 緩やか, ゆるやか in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

15 strokes

slacken, loosen, relax, lessen, be moderate, ease

On'Yomi: カン

Kun'Yomi: ゆる.い, ゆる.やか, ゆる.む, ゆる.める

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