緩い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
緩
ゆる
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

Appears to be derived from the archaic verb 揺(ゆ)る (yuru, “to shake, sway”).

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of inflected forms of "緩い"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Continuative (連用形) 緩く ゆ​るく
ゆる​く
[yúꜜrùkù]
[yùrúꜜkù]
Terminal (終止形) 緩い ゆる​い [yùrúꜜì]
Attributive (連体形) 緩い ゆる​い [yùrúꜜì]
Key constructions
Informal negative 緩くない ゆ​るくない
ゆる​くない
[yúꜜrùkùnàì]
[yùrúꜜkùnàì]
Informal past 緩かった ゆ​るかった
ゆる​かった
[yúꜜrùkàttà]
[yùrúꜜkàttà]
Informal negative past 緩くなかった ゆ​るくなかった
ゆる​くなかった
[yúꜜrùkùnàkàttà]
[yùrúꜜkùnàkàttà]
Formal 緩いです ゆる​いです [yùrúꜜìdèsù]
Conjunctive 緩くて ゆ​るくて
ゆる​くて
[yúꜜrùkùtè]
[yùrúꜜkùtè]
Conditional 緩ければ ゆ​るければ
ゆる​ければ
[yúꜜrùkèrèbà]
[yùrúꜜkèrèbà]

Adjective

緩(ゆる)い • (yurui) -i (adverbial 緩(ゆる)く (yuruku))

  1. loose, loose-fitting, full (of a garment, shoes, accessories, etc.)
    Antonym: きつい (kitsui)
  2. easy, slow
    Antonym: 急 (kyū)
  3. lenient, not strict
    Antonym: 厳しい (kibishii)

Inflection

References

  1. 1960, Tetsuo Hirayama (平山輝男, editor), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”), (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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