"緩む" meaning in Japanese

See 緩む in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: [jɯ̟ɾɯ̟mɯ̟]
Etymology: From 緩(ゆる)い (yurui, “loose”) + む (mu, “-ize; -en”, verbal suffix). Etymology templates: {{ja-compound|緩い|ゆるい|む||pos2=verbal suffix|t1=loose|t2=-ize; -en}} 緩(ゆる)い (yurui, “loose”) + む (mu, “-ize; -en”, verbal suffix) Head templates: {{ja-verb|ゆるむ|tr=intrans|type=1}} 緩(ゆる)む • (yurumu) intransitive godan (stem 緩(ゆる)み (yurumi), past 緩(ゆる)んだ (yurunda)) Inflection templates: {{ja-conj-bungo|ゆる|4-m}} Forms: 緩む [canonical] (ruby: (ゆる)), yurumu [romanization], 緩み [stem] (ruby: (ゆる)), 緩んだ [past] (ruby: (ゆる)), no-table-tags [table-tags], 緩ま [error-unrecognized-form], ゆるま [error-unrecognized-form], yuruma [error-unrecognized-form], 緩み [error-unrecognized-form], ゆるみ [error-unrecognized-form], yurumi [error-unrecognized-form], 緩む [error-unrecognized-form], ゆるむ [error-unrecognized-form], yurumu [error-unrecognized-form], 緩め [error-unrecognized-form], ゆるめ [error-unrecognized-form], yurume [error-unrecognized-form], 緩まれる [passive], ゆるまれる [passive], yurumareru [passive], 緩ませる [causative], 緩ます [causative], ゆるませる [causative], ゆるます [causative], yurumaseru [causative], yurumasu [causative], 緩める [potential], ゆるめる [potential], yurumeru [potential], 緩もう [volitional], ゆるもう [volitional], yurumō [volitional], 緩まない [negative], ゆるまない [negative], yurumanai [negative], 緩まず [continuative, negative], ゆるまず [continuative, negative], yurumazu [continuative, negative], 緩みます [formal], ゆるみます [formal], yurumimasu [formal], 緩んだ [perfective], ゆるんだ [perfective], yurunda [perfective], 緩んで [conjunctive], ゆるんで [conjunctive], yurunde [conjunctive], 緩めば [conditional, hypothetical], ゆるめば [conditional, hypothetical], yurumeba [conditional, hypothetical], no-table-tags [table-tags], 緩ま [irrealis, stem], ゆるま [irrealis, stem], yuruma [irrealis], 緩み [continuative, stem], ゆるみ [continuative, stem], yurumi [continuative], 緩む [stem, terminative], ゆるむ [stem, terminative], yurumu [terminative], 緩む [attributive, stem], ゆるむ [attributive, stem], yurumu [attributive], 緩め [realis, stem], ゆるめ [realis, stem], yurume [realis], 緩め [imperative, stem], ゆるめ [imperative, stem], yurume [imperative], 緩まず [negative], ゆるまず [negative], yurumazu [negative], 緩めど [contrastive], ゆるめど [contrastive], yurumedo [contrastive], 緩めば [causative], ゆるめば [causative], yurumeba [causative], 緩まば [conditional], ゆるまば [conditional], yurumaba [conditional], 緩みき [past], ゆるみき [past], yurumiki [past], 緩みけり [past], ゆるみけり [past], yurumikeri [past], 緩みつ [perfect], ゆるみつ [perfect], yurumitu [perfect], 緩みぬ [perfect], ゆるみぬ [perfect], yuruminu [perfect], 緩めり [continuative, perfect], 緩みたり [continuative, perfect], ゆるめり [continuative, perfect], ゆるみたり [continuative, perfect], yurumeri [continuative, perfect], yurumitari [continuative, perfect], 緩まむ [volitional], ゆるまむ [volitional], yurumamu [volitional]
  1. slacken, become loose
    Sense id: en-緩む-ja-verb-Qxnpn1-P Categories (other): Japanese godan verbs ending with -mu, Japanese terms with 1 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese godan verbs ending with -mu: 13 24 25 13 13 14 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 15 21 17 15 15 18
  2. become lax
    Sense id: en-緩む-ja-verb-kdTBxLnS Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese godan verbs ending with -mu, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 10 35 16 10 10 17 Disambiguation of Japanese godan verbs ending with -mu: 13 24 25 13 13 14 Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 7 57 11 7 7 10 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 6 65 9 6 6 8 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 6 64 9 6 6 8 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 15 21 17 15 15 18 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 6 64 9 6 6 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 35 17 10 10 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 51 11 9 9 11
  3. soften
    Sense id: en-緩む-ja-verb-NU1R7l81 Categories (other): Japanese godan verbs ending with -mu, Japanese terms with 1 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese godan verbs ending with -mu: 13 24 25 13 13 14 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 15 21 17 15 15 18
  4. slow
    Sense id: en-緩む-ja-verb-Xgz3vR36 Categories (other): Japanese godan verbs ending with -mu, Japanese terms with 1 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese godan verbs ending with -mu: 13 24 25 13 13 14 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 15 21 17 15 15 18
  5. thin
    Sense id: en-緩む-ja-verb-Gg3CJ7Wq Categories (other): Japanese godan verbs ending with -mu, Japanese terms with 1 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese godan verbs ending with -mu: 13 24 25 13 13 14 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 15 21 17 15 15 18
  6. relax, let one's guard down
    Sense id: en-緩む-ja-verb-avIjn161 Categories (other): Japanese godan verbs ending with -mu, Japanese terms with 1 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese godan verbs ending with -mu: 13 24 25 13 13 14 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 15 21 17 15 15 18
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      "form": "yurume",
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    {
      "form": "緩まれる",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "ゆるまれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurumareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩ませる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "緩ます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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      "form": "ゆるませる",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    {
      "form": "ゆるます",
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    },
    {
      "form": "yurumaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurumasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩める",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるめる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurumeru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩もう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるもう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurumō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
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    },
    {
      "form": "緩まない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるまない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurumanai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩まず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるまず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurumazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩みます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるみます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurumimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩んだ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるんだ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurunda",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩んで",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるんで",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurunde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩めば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるめば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurumeba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-conj-bungo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩ま",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるま",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yuruma",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩み",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるみ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurumi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩む",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurumu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩む",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurumu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩め",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるめ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurume",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩め",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるめ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurume",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩まず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるまず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurumazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩めど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるめど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurumedo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩めば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるめば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurumeba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩まば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるまば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurumaba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩みき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるみき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurumiki",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩みけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるみけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurumikeri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩みつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるみつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurumitu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩みぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるみぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yuruminu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩めり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩みたり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるめり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるみたり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurumeri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurumitari",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩まむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるまむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurumamu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ゆるむ",
        "tr": "intrans",
        "type": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "緩(ゆる)む • (yurumu) intransitive godan (stem 緩(ゆる)み (yurumi), past 緩(ゆる)んだ (yurunda))",
      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ゆる",
        "2": "4-m"
      },
      "name": "ja-conj-bungo"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "13 24 25 13 13 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese godan verbs ending with -mu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 21 17 15 15 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "slacken, become loose"
      ],
      "id": "en-緩む-ja-verb-Qxnpn1-P",
      "links": [
        [
          "slacken",
          "slacken"
        ],
        [
          "loose",
          "loose"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "10 35 16 10 10 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 24 25 13 13 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese godan verbs ending with -mu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 57 11 7 7 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with manual fragments",
          "parents": [
            "Links with manual fragments",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 65 9 6 6 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 64 9 6 6 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 21 17 15 15 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 64 9 6 6 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 35 17 10 10 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 51 11 9 9 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "become lax"
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      "id": "en-緩む-ja-verb-kdTBxLnS",
      "links": [
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          "lax"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "15 21 17 15 15 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "soften"
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      "id": "en-緩む-ja-verb-NU1R7l81",
      "links": [
        [
          "soften",
          "soften"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "13 24 25 13 13 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese godan verbs ending with -mu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 21 17 15 15 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "slow"
      ],
      "id": "en-緩む-ja-verb-Xgz3vR36",
      "links": [
        [
          "slow",
          "slow"
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      ]
    },
    {
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        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "15 21 17 15 15 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "thin"
      ],
      "id": "en-緩む-ja-verb-Gg3CJ7Wq",
      "links": [
        [
          "thin",
          "thin"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "13 24 25 13 13 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese godan verbs ending with -mu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "15 21 17 15 15 18",
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          "name": "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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        {
          "english": "I think I let my guard down a little bit.",
          "roman": "Chotto, ki ga yurunde ita to omou.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "気",
              "き"
            ],
            [
              "緩",
              "ゆる"
            ],
            [
              "思",
              "おも"
            ]
          ],
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          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "relax, let one's guard down"
      ],
      "id": "en-緩む-ja-verb-avIjn161",
      "links": [
        [
          "relax",
          "relax"
        ],
        [
          "guard",
          "guard"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "other": "ゆるむ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[jɯ̟ɾɯ̟mɯ̟]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "緩む"
}
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  "categories": [
    "Japanese compound terms",
    "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Japanese godan verbs",
    "Japanese godan verbs ending with -mu",
    "Japanese intransitive verbs",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with manual fragments",
    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji",
    "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Japanese verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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        "4": "",
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      },
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    }
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          "緩",
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        "stem"
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      "form": "緩んだ",
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          "緩",
          "ゆる"
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        "past"
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-go-mu",
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      "form": "緩ま",
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      "form": "ゆるま",
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      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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      "form": "yuruma",
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      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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      "form": "緩み",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    },
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      "form": "ゆるみ",
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      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩む",
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      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるむ",
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      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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      "form": "yurumu",
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      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    },
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      "form": "緩め",
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      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるめ",
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      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurume",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩まれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるまれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurumareru",
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      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "緩ませる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩ます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるませる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurumaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurumasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩める",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるめる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurumeru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩もう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるもう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurumō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩まない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるまない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurumanai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩まず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるまず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurumazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩みます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるみます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurumimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩んだ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるんだ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurunda",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩んで",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるんで",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
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    },
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      "form": "yurunde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
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      "form": "緩めば",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "hypothetical"
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    {
      "form": "ゆるめば",
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      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurumeba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "form": "ja-conj-bungo",
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    },
    {
      "form": "緩ま",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるま",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yuruma",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩み",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるみ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurumi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩む",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurumu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩む",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurumu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩め",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるめ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurume",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩め",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるめ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurume",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩まず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるまず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurumazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩めど",
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      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるめど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurumedo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩めば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるめば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurumeba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩まば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるまば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurumaba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩みき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるみき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurumiki",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩みけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるみけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurumikeri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩みつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるみつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurumitu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩みぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるみぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yuruminu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩めり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩みたり",
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        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるめり",
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        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるみたり",
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        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurumeri",
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      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurumitari",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "緩まむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゆるまむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yurumamu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    }
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        "tr": "intrans",
        "type": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "緩(ゆる)む • (yurumu) intransitive godan (stem 緩(ゆる)み (yurumi), past 緩(ゆる)んだ (yurunda))",
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        "2": "4-m"
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  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "glosses": [
        "slacken, become loose"
      ],
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        [
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          "slacken"
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          "loose",
          "loose"
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      ]
    },
    {
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      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "soften"
      ],
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        [
          "soften",
          "soften"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "slow"
      ],
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        [
          "slow",
          "slow"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
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        [
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          "thin"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "I think I let my guard down a little bit.",
          "roman": "Chotto, ki ga yurunde ita to omou.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "気",
              "き"
            ],
            [
              "緩",
              "ゆる"
            ],
            [
              "思",
              "おも"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "ちょっと、気が緩んでいたと思う。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "relax, let one's guard down"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "relax",
          "relax"
        ],
        [
          "guard",
          "guard"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "ゆるむ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[jɯ̟ɾɯ̟mɯ̟]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "緩む"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 緩む meaning in Japanese (9.8kB)

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  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "緩む"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "緩む",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Mizenkei (\"imperfective\")'",
  "path": [
    "緩む"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "緩む",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Ren’yōkei (\"continuative\")'",
  "path": [
    "緩む"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "緩む",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Shūshikei (\"terminal\")'",
  "path": [
    "緩む"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "緩む",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Rentaikei (\"attributive\")'",
  "path": [
    "緩む"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "緩む",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Kateikei (\"hypothetical\")'",
  "path": [
    "緩む"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "緩む",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Meireikei (\"imperative\")'",
  "path": [
    "緩む"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "緩む",
  "trace": ""
}

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