Memory phrase for the character: 緩

緩

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Meaning

loosen, slacken, lessen, ease

Pronunciation

KAN
yurui/mu/meru/yaka

Explanation

 Left: thread 糸, right: (Chinese only) to help 爰 (a hand reaches down 爫 to give a rope ノ [with two 二 knots] and another hand 又 takes this help.)

Mnemonic
 
(On the loom, the tension should not be too high:) The thread is helpful if it is loose.

Radicals

糸 thread
爰 to help(Chinese only) The assignment of this radical as "to help" is based in particular on this character "to help 援", which is in a combination with 'hand'.
爫 grap downwardsThe radical notsu shows a hand which is reaching downwards.
友 FriendComprises twice the sign for hand: , 又, because friends shake hands.




 Vocabulary

緩い ゆるい  loose, lenient, slow
緩む ゆるむ  to become loose, to slacken
緩める ゆるめる  to loosen, to slow down
緩やか ゆるやか  loose, lenient
緩和 かんわ  relief, mitigation

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