緩 become loose / abate

糸 (string) + (crows)

Onyomi

Mnemonic

I tied a string around a crow's neck but it got loose, and then it got loose.

Kunyomi

ゆる*い	loose KANA ★★☆☆☆
( を or が ) ゆる＊む	something comes loose (a string) or a situation becomes more calm or relaxed. KANA ★★☆☆☆
ゆる＊やか ( な )	mild, low-intensity (i.e. this hill has a mild slope. Low-intensity exercise.We'll cross the river at the point where the current is the most mild.) ★☆☆☆☆
( を ) ゆる＊める	loosenー to relax, to slow down, to stop being a dick about it KANA ★☆☆☆☆

Lookalikes

	Meaning	Hint	Radical
振	brandish / pretend	PAYBACK
援	assist	HAND	手
緩	become loose / abate	STRING	糸
揺	sway, joggle	CAN	缶

He's brandishing a firearm to with which to dish out some PAYBACK,

I use my HAND to assist a bird in building a nest.

When you loosen the STRING, the CAN begins to sway.

Synonyms

loosen 緩む    緩める