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JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

緩かん和わ

kanwa

to ease, to alleviate

Example sentences

  1. 公定歩合こうていぶあいの引ひき下さげは産業界さんぎょうかいを苦くるしめてきた厳きびしい金融逼迫きんゆうひっぱくを緩和かんわするだろうと期待きたいされている。

    The bank rate cut is expected to relieve the severe financial squeeze that has hit industry.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 日米間にちべいかんの摩擦まさつは緩和かんわの方向ほうこうに向むかっています。

    Frictions between Japan and the U.S. are easing up for a change.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. この薬くすりは痛いたみを緩和かんわします。

    This medicine eases pain.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 緩和

  • 緩slacken; loosenOnカンKunゆるい・ゆるやか・ゆるむ
  • 和harmony; Japanese styleOnワ・オ・カKunやわらぐ・やわらげる・なごむ

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