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弛 – slacken, relax
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The kanji 弛 means slacken, relax. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is チ、シ (chi, shi); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is たる.む、たる.める、たゆ.む、ゆる.む、ゆる.み (tarumu, tarumeru, tayumu, yurumu, yurumi). It is written with 6 strokes, under radical 弓 (no. 57).
Stroke order
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Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On’yomi | チ | chi |
| On’yomi | シ | shi |
| Kun’yomi | たる.む | tarumu |
| Kun’yomi | たる.める | tarumeru |
| Kun’yomi | たゆ.む | tayumu |
| Kun’yomi | ゆる.む | yurumu |
| Kun’yomi | ゆる.み | yurumi |
A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.
Radical and components
Radical: 弓 (Kangxi radical 57). Components: 弓・也.
Words using 弛
弛むたるむto slacken弛みたるみslack
Kanji with the same radical
Sources: KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0), Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). About the data.