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What does 緩やか (ゆるやか, yuruyaka) mean?

緩やか (ゆるやか, yuruyaka) means gentle, gradual; loose, lenient.

Quick facts
Readingゆるやか
Romajiyuruyaka
Part of speechna-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ゆるやか
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonyuruyaka

gentle, gradual; loose, lenient

  1. 1na-adjective loose; slack
  2. 2na-adjective gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed)
  3. 3na-adjective lenient; liberal; lax

Example sentences

  • This slope is gentle and easy to climb.

  • The economic recovery is proceeding gradually.

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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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