JLPT N1 · な-adjective

緩やか (yuruyaka)

緩やか (ゆるやか, yuruyaka) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “loose; slack”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ゆるやか
Romaji: yuruyaka
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

loose; slack · な-adjective
gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed) · な-adjective
lenient; liberal; lax · な-adjective

Example sentences

Ｖの角度が広ければ広いほど、スピードは緩やかになる。

The wider the V angle, the slower the speed.

Tatoeba #234780

この学校は規律がやや緩やかだ。

Discipline is rather mild at this school.

Tatoeba #222599

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 緩やか

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	緩やかだ	ゆるやかだ yuruyakada
Present (polite)	緩やかです	ゆるやかです yuruyakadesu
Negative	緩やかじゃない	ゆるやかじゃない yuruyakajanai
Past	緩やかだった	ゆるやかだった yuruyakadatta
Negative past	緩やかじゃなかった	ゆるやかじゃなかった yuruyakajanakatta
Te-form	緩やかで	ゆるやかで yuruyakade
Before a noun	緩やかな	ゆるやかな yuruyakana
Adverb (~ni)	緩やかに	ゆるやかに yuruyakani

Kanji in 緩やか

緩

slacken, loosen, relaxカン・ゆる.い・ゆる.やか · 15 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 緩やか.

緩いゆるいloose緩和かんわrelief緩むゆるむto become loose緩めるゆるめるto loosen

Source: JMdict entry 1214450 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.