See also: 缓慢

Chinese

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slow; sluggish; gradual
slow; sluggish; gradual; to postpone
 
slow
trad. (緩慢)
simp. (缓慢)

Pronunciation

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Note: wun4 maan6 - non-standard.

Adjective

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緩慢

  1. slow; sluggish; tardy

Synonyms

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Antonyms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
かん
Grade: S
まん
Grade: S
on'yomi

Adjective

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(かん)(まん) (kanman-na (adnominal (かん)(まん) (kanman na), adverbial (かん)(まん) (kanman ni))

  1. sluggish, slow, slack
    • 1926, 宮本百合子, 京都人の生活:
      都市(とし)活動(かつどう)緩慢(かんまん)で、時間(じかん)精力(せいりょく)にゆとりがある(ゆえ)
      Toshi no katsudō ga kanman de, jikan to seiryoku ni yutori ga aru yue.
      Activity in the city is slow, so people have time and energy to spare.
  2. lax

Inflection

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Noun

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(かん)(まん) (kanman

  1. sluggishness
  2. laxness