緩い

ゆるい

loose, lenient, slow

Also:lenient, gentle (curve, slope, etc.), slow

AdjectiveJLPT N2

What does 緩い mean?

緩い is a Japanese adjective meaning loose, lenient, slow in English. It can also be translated as lenient, gentle (curve, slope, etc.), slow depending on context. It is written as 緩い in kanji, ゆるい in hiragana, and yurui in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

この靴は少し緩い

These shoes are a little loose.