What does 緩和 mean?
緩和 is a Japanese noun meaning “relief, mitigation” in English. It is written as 緩和 in kanji, かんわ in hiragana, and kanwa in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
公定歩合の引き下げは産業界を苦しめてきた厳しい金融逼迫を緩和するだろうと期待されている。
The bank rate cut is expected to relieve the severe financial squeeze that has hit industry.