# 緩 become loose / abate

糸 (string) + (crows)
★★★☆☆
15 strokes
SOLO

## Onyomi

## Mnemonic

| I tied a string around a crow's neck but it got loose, and then it got loose.

## Kunyomi

ゆる*い | loose KANA ★★☆☆☆
( を or が ) ゆる＊む | something comes loose (a string) or a situation becomes more calm or relaxed. KANA ★★☆☆☆
ゆる＊やか ( な ) | mild, low-intensity (i.e. this hill has a mild slope. Low-intensity exercise.We'll cross the river at the point where the current is the most mild.) ★☆☆☆☆
( を ) ゆる＊める | loosenー to relax, to slow down, to stop being a dick about it KANA ★☆☆☆☆

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
振 | brandish / pretend | PAYBACK |
援 | assist | HAND | 手
緩 | become loose / abate | STRING | 糸
揺 | sway, joggle | CAN | 缶

He's brandishing a firearm to with which to dish out some PAYBACK,

I use my HAND to assist a bird in building a nest.

When you loosen the STRING, the CAN begins to sway.

## Synonyms

loosen 緩む 緩める