弛

6 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

slacken, relax

Kun'yomi
  • たるむ
    to slacken ②to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention)
  • たるめる
    to slacken
  • たゆむ
    to slacken ②to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention)
  • ゆるむ
    to become loose ②to become less tense ③to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision) ④to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
  • ゆるみ
    slack
On'yomi
  • チ
  • シ

Main Radical

弓(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

シ 70.7%
たるむたるめる 14.6%
たゆむ 12.2%
ゆるむゆるみ 2.4%

Character Breakdown

slacken, relax
シ たる.む たゆ.む (Kentei Pre-1)
bow, bow (archery, violin)
ゆみ キュウ こ (2nd, N1)
to be (classical)
ヤ なり エ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
to squint, what? huh? (Cant.)
バ メ やぶにらみ
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ

References

Unicode hex code 5F1B
JIS X 0208 1-35-48
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1564
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1684
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 245
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 186
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2242
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2348
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 9724
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3h3.1
Four corner code 1421.2