緩める

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ゆる
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

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From (ゆる) (yuru, loose) + める (-meru, -ify).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [jɯ̟ɾɯ̟me̞ɾɯ̟]
  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「緩める
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
緩める るめ [yùrúméꜜrù]
Imperative (命令形) 緩めろ るめ [yùrúméꜜrò]
Key constructions
Passive 緩められる るめられ [yùrúméráréꜜrù]
Causative 緩めさせる るめさせ [yùrúmésáséꜜrù]
Potential 緩められる るめられ [yùrúméráréꜜrù]
Volitional 緩めよう るめよ [yùrúméyóꜜò]
Negative 緩めない るめない [yùrúméꜜnàì]
Negative perfective 緩めなかった るめなかった [yùrúméꜜnàkàttà]
Formal 緩めます るめま [yùrúmémáꜜsù]
Perfective 緩めた めた [yùrúꜜmètà]
Conjunctive 緩めて めて [yùrúꜜmètè]
Hypothetical conditional 緩めれば るめれば [yùrúméꜜrèbà]

Verb

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(ゆる)める (yurumerutransitive ichidan (stem (ゆる) (yurume), past (ゆる)めた (yurumeta))

Japanese verb pair
active 緩める
mediopassive 緩む
  1. to loosen; to make (a knot, rope, etc) loose
    (おび)(ゆる)める
    obi o yurumeru
    to loosen the belt
    ネクタイ(ゆる)める
    nekutai o yurumeru
    to loosen the necktie
  2. (with 気を) to be off guard; to be inattentive
    (さい)()まで()(ゆる)める
    saigo made ki o yurumeru na
    Keep yourself alert until the last moment!
  3. to make less strict; to make less harsh
    ()()まり(ゆる)める
    torishimari o yurumeru
    to loosen the regulation
    追及(ついきゅう)()(ゆる)める
    tsuikyū no te o yurumeru
    to turn a blind eye
  4. to make the facial expression less serious/unfriendly
    口元(くちもと)(ゆる)める
    kuchimoto o yurumeru
    His face lights up.
  5. to slow down
    スピード(ゆる)める
    supīdo o yurumeru
    to decrease the speed
  6. to make less inclined/sloped
    傾斜(けいしゃ)(ゆる)める
    keisha o yurumeru
    to make less inclined

Conjugation

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