緩慢

かんまん

slow

Also:lax (regulation, handling, etc.)

What does 緩慢 mean?

緩慢 is a Japanese noun meaning slow in English. It can also be translated as lax (regulation, handling, etc.) depending on context. It is written as 緩慢 in kanji, かんまん in hiragana, and kanman in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

コンピューターは、たとえ緩慢にせよ大きな変化を引き起こした。

Computers caused a great, if gradual, change.