緩める

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [jɯ̟ᵝɾɯ̟ᵝme̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]
  • 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 ゆるめ​る [yùrúméꜜrù]
Imperative (命令形) 緩めろ ゆるめ​ろ [yùrúméꜜrò]
Key constructions
Passive 緩められる ゆるめられ​る [yùrúméráréꜜrù]
Causative 緩めさせる ゆるめさせ​る [yùrúmésáséꜜrù]
Potential 緩められる ゆるめられ​る [yùrúméráréꜜrù]
Volitional 緩めよう ゆるめよ​ー [yùrúméyóꜜò]
Negative 緩めない ゆるめ​ない [yùrúméꜜnàì]
Negative perfective 緩めなかった ゆるめ​なかった [yùrúméꜜnàkàttà]
Formal 緩めます ゆるめま​す [yùrúmémáꜜsù]
Perfective 緩めた ゆる​めた [yùrúꜜmètà]
Conjunctive 緩めて ゆる​めて [yùrúꜜmètè]
Hypothetical conditional 緩めれば ゆるめ​れば [yùrúméꜜrèbà]

Verb

緩(ゆる)める • (yurumeru) transitive ichidan (stem 緩(ゆる)め (yurume), past 緩(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
    帯(おび)を緩(ゆる)める
    obi o yurumeru
    to loosen the belt
    ネクタイを緩(ゆる)める
    nekutai o yurumeru
    to loosen the necktie
  2. (with 気を) to be off guard; to be inattentive
    最(さい)後(ご)まで気(き)を緩(ゆる)めるな
    saigo made ki o yurumeru na
    Keep yourself alert until the last moment!
  3. to make less strict; to make less harsh
    取(と)り締(し)まりを緩(ゆる)める
    torishimari o yurumeru
    to loosen the regulation
    追及(ついきゅう)の手(て)を緩(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)を緩(ゆる)める
    kuchimoto o yurumeru
    His face lights up.
  5. to slow down
    スピードを緩(ゆる)める
    supīdo o yurumeru
    to decrease the speed
  6. to make less inclined/sloped
    傾斜(けいしゃ)を緩(ゆる)める
    keisha o yurumeru
    to make less inclined

Conjugation
Conjugation of "緩める" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 緩め ゆるめ yurume
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 緩め ゆるめ yurume
Shūshikei ("terminal") 緩める ゆるめる yurumeru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 緩める ゆるめる yurumeru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 緩めれ ゆるめれ yurumere
Meireikei ("imperative") 緩めよ¹
緩めろ²		 ゆるめよ¹
ゆるめろ²		 yurumeyo¹
yurumero²
Key constructions
Passive 緩められる ゆるめられる yurumerareru
Causative 緩めさせる
緩めさす		 ゆるめさせる
ゆるめさす		 yurumesaseru
yurumesasu
Potential 緩められる
緩めれる³		 ゆるめられる
ゆるめれる³		 yurumerareru
yurumereru³
Volitional 緩めよう ゆるめよう yurumeyō
Negative 緩めない
緩めぬ
緩めん		 ゆるめない
ゆるめぬ
ゆるめん		 yurumenai
yurumenu
yurumen
Negative continuative 緩めず ゆるめず yurumezu
Formal 緩めます ゆるめます yurumemasu
Perfective 緩めた ゆるめた yurumeta
Conjunctive 緩めて ゆるめて yurumete
Hypothetical conditional 緩めれば ゆるめれば yurumereba
¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
³ Colloquial potential
Classical conjugation of "緩む" (マ行下二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 緩めゆるめyurume
Continuative (連用形) 緩めゆるめyurume
Terminal (終止形) 緩むゆるむyurumu
Attributive (連体形) 緩むるゆるむるyurumuru
Realis (已然形) 緩むれゆるむれyurumure
Imperative (命令形) 緩めよゆるめよyurumeyo
Key constructions
Negative 緩めずゆるめずyurumezu
Contrasting conjunction 緩むれどゆるむれどyurumuredo
Causal conjunction 緩むればゆるむればyurumureba
Conditional conjunction 緩めばゆるめばyurumeba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 緩めきゆるめきyurumeki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 緩めけりゆるめけりyurumekeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) 緩めつゆるめつyurumetu
Perfect tense (natural event) 緩めぬゆるめぬyurumenu
Perfect-continuative tense 緩めたりゆるめたりyurumetari
Volitional 緩めむゆるめむyurumemu
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