15 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1
slacken, loosen, relax, lessen, be moderate, ease
Kun'yomi
ゆ る い loose ②lenient ③gentle (curve, slope, etc.) ④slow ゆ る や か loose ②gentle (slope, curve) ③lenient 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 め る to loosen ②to relax (attention, efforts, etc.) ③to relax (a rule) ④to reduce (speed)
On'yomi
カン
Nanori
ひろ
Main Radical
糸(KanXi)
Reading Commonality
| ゆるいゆるやかゆるむゆるめる | 81.7% |
| カン | 18.3% |
Character Breakdown
slacken, loosen, relax
ゆる.い カン ひろ (8th, N1)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
Common Words
to become loose ②to become less tense ③to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision) ④to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
References
| Unicode hex code | 7DE9 |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-20-43 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 3584 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 4551 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 1389 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 1757 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 943 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 1272 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 1952 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 2102 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 1267 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 2659 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 1454 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 27669 |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 1112 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 1089 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 1140 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 1639 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 1791 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 1271 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 1549 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 1971 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 6a9.8 |
| Four corner code | 2294.7 |
| De Roo Code | 2767 |