緩む

弛む

Reading

Kana: ゆるむ

Romaji: yurumu

Definitions

v5m

vi

1

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope)

2

to become less tense; to relax; to let one's guard down

3

to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax

4

to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression); (of ice) to partially melt

5

to decrease (e.g. speed)

6

(of a market price) to go down slightly

Kanji

緩

Readings: カン、 ゆる.い、 ゆる.やか、 ゆる.む、 ゆる.める

Meanings: slacken, loosen, relax, lessen, be moderate, ease

弛

Readings: チ、 シ、 たる.む、 たる.める、 たゆ.む、 ゆる.む、 ゆる.み

Meanings: slacken, relax