Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
ゆる
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology edit

Appears to be derived from the archaic verb () (yuru, to shake, sway).

Pronunciation edit

  • Tokyo pitch accent of inflected forms of "緩い"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Continuative (連用形) 緩く るく
[yúꜜrùkù]
[yùrúꜜkù]
Terminal (終止形) 緩い [yùrúꜜì]
Attributive (連体形) 緩い [yùrúꜜì]
Key constructions
Informal negative 緩くない るくない
くない
[yúꜜrùkùnàì]
[yùrúꜜkùnàì]
Informal past 緩かった るかった
かった
[yúꜜrùkàttà]
[yùrúꜜkàttà]
Informal negative past 緩くなかった るくなかった
くなかった
[yúꜜrùkùnàkàttà]
[yùrúꜜkùnàkàttà]
Formal 緩いです いです [yùrúꜜìdèsù]
Conjunctive 緩くて るくて
くて
[yúꜜrùkùtè]
[yùrúꜜkùtè]
Conditional 緩ければ るければ
ければ
[yúꜜrùkèrèbà]
[yùrúꜜkèrèbà]

Adjective edit

(ゆる) (yurui-i (adverbial (ゆる) (yuruku))

  1. loose, loose-fitting, full (of a garment, shoes, accessories, etc.)
    Antonym: きつい (kitsui)
  2. easy, slow
    Antonym: (kyū)
  3. lenient, not strict
    Antonym: 厳しい (kibishii)

Inflection edit

Related terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, Nationwide Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN