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What does 緩い (ゆるい, yurui) mean?

緩い (ゆるい, yurui) means loose; slow, mild; lenient.

Quick facts
Readingゆるい
Romajiyurui
Part of speechi-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
ゆるい
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonyurui

loose; slow, mild; lenient

  1. 1i-adjective loose
  2. 2i-adjective lenient; lax
  3. 3i-adjective gentle (curve, slope, etc.)
  4. 4i-adjective slow; weak
  5. 5i-adjective soft; not firm

Example sentences

  • These pants are a little loose.

  • This school's rules are lax.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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