Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 緩
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緩 |
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Meaning |
loosen, slacken, lessen, ease |
Pronunciation |
KAN
yurui/mu/meru/yaka |
Explanation |
Left: thread 糸, right: (Chinese only) to help 爰 (a hand reaches down 爫 to give a rope ノ [with two 二 knots] and another hand 又 takes this help.) |
Mnemonic
| (On the loom, the tension should not be too high:) The thread is helpful if it is loose. |
Radicals
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糸
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thread | |
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爰
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to help | ((chinese only) The assignment of this radical as "to help" is based in particular on this character "to help" 援, which is in a combination with hand.) |
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爫
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grap downwards | (The radical notsu shows a hand which is reaching downwards.) |
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友
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Friend | (Comprises twice the sign for hand:  , 又, because friends shake hands.) |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 緩い |
ゆるい |
loose, lenient, slow | | 緩む |
ゆるむ |
to become loose, to slacken | | 緩める |
ゆるめる |
to loosen, to slow down | | 緩やか |
ゆるやか |
lenient | | 緩和 |
かんわ |
relief, mitigation |
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