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緩む [ichi1,news2,nf25] 弛む
ゆるむ [ichi1,news2,nf25]
1. [v5m,vi]
▶ to become loose
▶ to slacken (e.g. rope)
2. [v5m,vi]
▶ to become less tense
▶ to relax
▶ to let one's guard down
3. [v5m,vi]
▶ to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision)
▶ to become lax
4. [v5m,vi]
▶ to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
▶ (of ice) to partially melt
5. [v5m,vi]
▶ to decrease (e.g. speed)
6. [v5m,vi]
▶ (of a market price) to go down slightly

Conjugations


History:
6. A 2011-10-16 00:14:33  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
GG5,etc.
  Comments:
Many different versions of the sense splits here.
5. A* 2011-10-06 20:59:35  Paul Upchurch
  Refs:
daijr daijs
  Diff:
@@ -23,1 +23,30 @@
-<gloss>to slacken</gloss>
+<gloss>to slacken (e.g. rope)</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&v5m;</pos>
+<pos>&vi;</pos>
+<gloss>to become less tense</gloss>
+<gloss>to relax</gloss>
+<gloss>to let one's guard down</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&v5m;</pos>
+<pos>&vi;</pos>
+<gloss>to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision)</gloss>
+<gloss>to become lax</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&v5m;</pos>
+<pos>&vi;</pos>
+<gloss>to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)</gloss>
+<gloss>(of ice) to partially melt</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&v5m;</pos>
+<pos>&vi;</pos>
+<gloss>to decrease (e.g. speed)</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&v5m;</pos>
+<pos>&vi;</pos>
+<gloss>(of a market price) to go down slightly</gloss>
4. A 2010-12-18 06:29:28  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
i agree.
3. A* 2010-12-13 12:19:16  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
弛む is already there as たるむ/たゆむ with the same meaning. It could be merged, but really I think it might be  a bit messy.
2. A 2010-12-13 12:14:08  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
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