Vocab Info
N3 い-Adjective
緩い
loose, lenient, lax, gentle (curve, slope, etc.), slow, weak, soft, not firm, difficult, hard
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い-Adjective
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Examples
ねじが緩いのでドライバーで閉めよう。
The screws are loose, so use a screwdriver to tighten them.
- N3
緩いカーブよりも急なカーブの方が運転をするのが難しいです。
Steep curves are more difficult to drive than gentle curves.
- N3
この靴は若干緩いので中敷きを用いて調節する必要がありそうです。
These shoes are slightly loose and may need to be adjusted using insoles.
- N3
緩い坂だからと油断して自転車で下っていたらタイヤを滑らせて転んでしまった。
I was carelessly biking down the hill because it was a gentle slope, and my tire slipped and I ended up falling.
- N3
流れの緩い川だとしても子供達だけや一人だけで入るのは危険なのでやめましょう。
Even if the river has a slow current, it's dangerous for children to enter by themselves.
- N2
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