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JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

緩ゆるめる

yurumeru

to loosen

Example sentences

  1. 伊藤氏いとうしは事務所じむしょで熱あつく感かんじたのでネクタイを緩ゆるめた。

    Mr Ito loosened his tie because he felt hot in his office.

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  2. 彼かれは私わたしをつかまえている力ちからを緩ゆるめた。

    He relaxed his hold on me.

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  3. 私わたしは靴くつのひもを緩ゆるめた。

    I loosened my shoelaces.

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Kanji in 緩

  • 緩slacken; loosenOnカンKunゆるい・ゆるやか・ゆるむ

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