ゆる
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to loosen; to slacken
2. to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relieve (tension)
3. to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions); to loosen (control)
4. to reduce (speed); to slow down; to ease up
5. to make more gradual (of a slope)
Kanji used
become loose
Pitch accent
るめ
Top 4200
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
to loosen the reins; to let up on (someone)
Examples (5 in total)
I loosened my shoelaces.
The rules were recently relaxed.
Import restrictions have been greatly loosened of late.