Illustration: A broad path climbs a Japanese riverside embankment in a long, shallow incline. An older adult pushes a shopping trolley uphill with an easy upright posture, while a child walks beside them balancing a small ball on an open palm.

JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

緩ゆるやか

yuruyaka

gentle, gradual

Example sentences

その土地とちは川かわに向むかって緩ゆるやかに傾斜けいしゃしている。
The land slopes gently toward the river.
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その道みちは緩ゆるやかに西にしにカーブしている。
The road curves gently towards the west.
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道みちはここからゆるやかな上のぼりだ。
The road ascends gently here.
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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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