緩む

ゆるむ · yurumu · JLPT N1 · verb-godan

to become loose

🧶 緩 (ゆる) = loose, slack; 緩む = a knot or rope going slack, the tension gone

Kanji 緩 is built from 糸 (thread) and 爰, a radical for something loosened. Think of a thread or cord losing its pull and sagging.

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