adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

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

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
緩やか ゆるやか

Contained Kanji Breakdown

slacken, loosen, relax
ゆる.い カン ひろ (8th, N1)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
lead on to, therefore, then
エン ここ.に (Kentei 1)
paw radical
friend
とも ユウ う (2nd, N5)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)