緩ゆるむ

ゆるむ yurumu

to become loose
to slacken

godan verbintransitive

Chinese meanings

松动；松弛

Examples

普通ネジはね、のの字に回すと締まって、のの字の反対に回すと緩むんだよ。
Normal screws when turned clockwise will tighten and when turned anti-clockwise will loosen.
通常螺丝顺时针拧紧，逆时针拧松。
Tatoeba #10503739

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('182fdae0a6'); // 緩む

{
  "id": "182fdae0a6",
  "word": "緩む",
  "reading": "ゆるむ",
  "romaji": "yurumu",
  "meanings": [
    "to become loose",
    "to slacken"
  ],
  "level": "N1",
  "pos": [
    "v5m",
    "vi"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1214430,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "普通ネジはね、のの字に回すと締まって、のの字の反対に回すと緩むんだよ。",
      "en": "Normal screws when turned clockwise will tighten and when turned anti-clockwise will loosen.",
      "tatoeba_id": 10503739
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "620055309670e07c28416f2ac5dd401c2cd84cff090c9b4139b407c8a50dd467",
    "meanings": [
      "松动",
      "松弛"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "普通ネジはね、のの字に回すと締まって、のの字の反対に回すと緩むんだよ。",
        "zh": "通常螺丝顺时针拧紧，逆时针拧松。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n1/182fdae0a6",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1214430; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "cabc28293773dce62ec89fabce556d9d84b2880e035247df98d1fd7e202d771e"
  }
}