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There are 68 total results for your Slack search.

Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

ルース

see styles
 ruusu / rusu
    ルース

More info & calligraphy:

Rouse
(adjectival noun) (1) loose (e.g. belt); (adjectival noun) (2) slovenly; careless; slack; (given name) Ruth; (surname) Rooth; (surname) Luce

スラック

see styles
 surakku
    スラック

More info & calligraphy:

Slack
slug; (product name) Slack

不緩


不缓

see styles
bù huǎn
    bu4 huan3
pu huan
 fugan
not slack

低調


低调

see styles
dī diào
    di1 diao4
ti tiao
 teichou / techo
    ていちょう
low pitch; quiet (voice); subdued; low-key; low-profile
(noun or adjectival noun) inactive; slow; sluggish; slack; low tone; undertone; dullness; (market) weakness

冬閑


冬闲

see styles
dōng xián
    dong1 xian2
tung hsien
slack winter season (farming)

屹度

see styles
 kitto
    きっと
(ateji / phonetic) (adverb) (1) (kana only) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) surely; undoubtedly; almost certainly; most likely (e.g. 90 percent); (2) (kana only) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) sternly; severely; (3) (kana only) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) having no slack; rigid; stiff; tight; (4) (kana only) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (archaism) suddenly; abruptly; instantly

弛み

see styles
 tarumi
    たるみ
(1) (kana only) slack; slackening; sagginess; flabbiness (skin, etc.); (2) (kana only) dullness; letdown; depression; ennui

弛む

see styles
 tarumu(p); tayumu
    たるむ(P); たゆむ
(v5m,vi) (1) (kana only) to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to droop (e.g. loose or flabby skin); to sag (ceiling); (v5m,vi) (2) (kana only) to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in

急度

see styles
 kitto
    きっと
(ateji / phonetic) (adverb) (1) (kana only) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) surely; undoubtedly; almost certainly; most likely (e.g. 90 percent); (2) (kana only) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) sternly; severely; (3) (kana only) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) having no slack; rigid; stiff; tight; (4) (kana only) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (archaism) suddenly; abruptly; instantly

慢緩


慢缓

see styles
màn huǎn
    man4 huan3
man huan
 mangan
slack

懈弛

see styles
xiè chí
    xie4 chi2
hsieh ch`ih
    hsieh chih
slack (discipline)

懈怠

see styles
xiè dài
    xie4 dai4
hsieh tai
 ketai; kaitai; kedai; getai
    けたい; かいたい; けだい; げたい
slack; lazy; remiss
(n,vs,vt,vi) (1) laziness; indolence; negligence (of duties); (n,vs,vt,vi) (2) (けたい, かいたい only) {law} (esp. かいたい) misfeasance; nonfeasance; negligence; laches; (n,vs,vi) (3) (けたい, けだい, げたい only) {Buddh} (esp. けだい) kausidya
kausīdya, indolent, lazy or remiss (in discipline).

懈惰

see styles
xiè duò
    xie4 duo4
hsieh to
slack; idle

懶散


懒散

see styles
lǎn sǎn
    lan3 san3
lan san
indolent; negligent; slack

摸魚


摸鱼

see styles
mō yú
    mo1 yu2
mo yü
to catch fish; (fig.) to loaf on the job; to be slack; to take it easy

末煤

see styles
mò méi
    mo4 mei2
mo mei
slack coal (final poor quality coal)

清淡

see styles
qīng dàn
    qing1 dan4
ch`ing tan
    ching tan
light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored); insipid; slack (sales)

渙散


涣散

see styles
huàn sàn
    huan4 san4
huan san
 kansan
    かんさん
to slacken; lax; slack; disorganized
(1) {biol} lysis; (noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru) (2) {biol} to lyse

煤屑

see styles
méi xiè
    mei2 xie4
mei hsieh
coal dust; coal slack

煤渣

see styles
méi zhā
    mei2 zha1
mei cha
slack

疲沓

see styles
pí ta
    pi2 ta5
p`i t`a
    pi ta
slack; remiss; negligent

緩か

see styles
 yuruka
    ゆるか
(adjectival noun) (1) (See 緩やか・ゆるやか・1) loose; slack; (adjectival noun) (2) (See 緩やか・ゆるやか・2) gentle; easy; slow; (adjectival noun) (3) (See 緩やか・ゆるやか・3) lenient; liberal; lax

緩み

see styles
 yurumi
    ゆるみ
slack; looseness; play

繁閑

see styles
 hankan
    はんかん
press and slack of business

違犯


违犯

see styles
wéi fàn
    wei2 fan4
wei fan
 ihan; ibon(ok)
    いはん; いぼん(ok)
to violate; to infringe
(n,vs,vi) (See 違反・いはん) offense (against the law); offence; violation
to be slack in terms of discipline

閑散


闲散

see styles
xián sǎn
    xian2 san3
hsien san
 kansan
    かんさん
idle; unused; at leisure
(adv-to,adj-na,n) (1) deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; still; hushed; empty; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; flat; off-season; quiet; dull; (noun or adjectival noun) (3) idle; free; unoccupied

鬆動


松动

see styles
sōng dòng
    song1 dong4
sung tung
loose; slack; (fig.) to soften (policies, tone of voice); to give some slack; (of a place) not crowded

鬆垮


松垮

see styles
sōng kuǎ
    song1 kua3
sung k`ua
    sung kua
undisciplined; loose; slack

鬆懈


松懈

see styles
sōng xiè
    song1 xie4
sung hsieh
to relax; to relax efforts; to slack off; to take it easy; complacent; undisciplined

不景気

see styles
 fukeiki / fukeki
    ふけいき
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (See 好景気) economic slump; hard times; depression; recession; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) poor (business); dull; slack; inactive; (noun or adjectival noun) (3) gloomy; cheerless; dismal

不景氣


不景气

see styles
bù jǐng qì
    bu4 jing3 qi4
pu ching ch`i
    pu ching chi
slack; in a slump

緩やか

see styles
 yuruyaka
    ゆるやか
(adjectival noun) (1) loose; slack; (adjectival noun) (2) gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); (adjectival noun) (3) lenient; liberal; lax

農閑期

see styles
 noukanki / nokanki
    のうかんき
slack season for farmers; leisure season for farmers

閑散期

see styles
 kansanki
    かんさんき
(See 閑散・かんさん・2) off period; off season; slack season

だらける

see styles
 darakeru
    だらける
(v1,vi) to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless

ちょろい

see styles
 choroi
    ちょろい
(adjective) (1) easy; simple; (2) soft; lax; slack

でれっと

see styles
 deretto
    でれっと
(adv,n,vs) (1) (colloquialism) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) slack; slovenly; lackadaisical; (adv,n,vs) (2) (colloquialism) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) moonstruck; love-struck; spoony

ふやける

see styles
 fuyakeru
    ふやける
(v1,vi) (1) to swell up (by soaking in or absorbing a liquid); to become soft; to become soggy; to become sodden; to macerate; (v1,vi) (2) to become lazy; to become indolent; to become slack

手を抜く

see styles
 teonuku
    てをぬく
(exp,v5k) (idiom) to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to go easy (on an opponent); to hold back (in a competition, fight, etc.)

打馬虎眼


打马虎眼

see styles
dǎ mǎ hu yǎn
    da3 ma3 hu5 yan3
ta ma hu yen
to play dumb; to slack off (idiom)

霜枯れ時

see styles
 shimogaredoki
    しもがれどき
winter (season); slack or off season

だらし無い

see styles
 darashinai
    だらしない
(adjective) (1) (kana only) slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; undisciplined; careless; loose; slack; (adjective) (2) (kana only) weak; feeble; weak-willed; gutless

締りのない

see styles
 shimarinonai
    しまりのない
(exp,adj-i) slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy

締りの無い

see styles
 shimarinonai
    しまりのない
(exp,adj-i) slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy

Variations:
緩み
弛み

 yurumi
    ゆるみ
(See 弛み・たるみ・1) slack; looseness; play

余裕を与える

see styles
 yoyuuoataeru / yoyuoataeru
    よゆうをあたえる
(exp,v1) to give someone space; to give someone breathing room; to cut someone some slack; to provide leeway; to provide an opportunity

引っ張り気味

see styles
 hipparigimi
    ひっぱりぎみ
taut (condition); taken up slack; removed slack

締まりのない

see styles
 shimarinonai
    しまりのない
(exp,adj-i) slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy

締まりの無い

see styles
 shimarinonai
    しまりのない
(exp,adj-i) slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy

Variations:
中だるみ
中弛み

 nakadarumi; nakadayumi(中弛mi)
    なかだるみ; なかだゆみ(中弛み)
(n,vs,vi) (1) slump; lull; (n,vs,vi) (2) becoming slack (of a rope, etc.)

Variations:
霜枯れ時
霜枯時

 shimogaredoki
    しもがれどき
(1) (rare) bleak winter season; (2) (rare) off season; dead season; slack period

Variations:
ガチガチ
がちがち

 gachigachi; gachigachi
    ガチガチ; がちがち
(adverb taking the "to" particle) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) chattering (teeth); (adjectival noun) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (frozen, worried) stiff; (adj-na,adj-no) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; overly serious; (adv,adj-no) (4) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause

だらし無い(rK)

 darashinai
    だらしない
(adjective) (1) (kana only) slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; undisciplined; careless; loose; slack; (adjective) (2) (kana only) weak; feeble; weak-willed; cowardly; gutless

だらし無い(sK)

 darashinai
    だらしない
(adjective) (1) (kana only) slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; undisciplined; careless; loose; slack; (adjective) (2) (kana only) weak; feeble; weak-willed; cowardly; gutless

Variations:
ちょろい
チョロい

 choroi; choroi
    ちょろい; チョロい
(adjective) (1) (colloquialism) easy; simple; (adjective) (2) (colloquialism) simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; obvious (trick); (adjective) (3) (colloquialism) soft; lax; slack

Variations:
サボる
さぼる

 saboru(p); saboru
    サボる(P); さぼる
(v5r,vi) (colloquialism) (from サボタージュ) (See サボタージュ・2) to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out

だらしが無い(sK)

 darashiganai
    だらしがない
(exp,adj-i) (1) (kana only) (See だらしない・1) slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; undisciplined; careless; loose; slack; (exp,adj-i) (2) (kana only) weak; feeble; weak-willed; cowardly; gutless

だらしの無い(sK)

 darashinonai
    だらしのない
(exp,adj-i) (1) (kana only) (See だらしない・1) slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; undisciplined; careless; loose; slack; (exp,adj-i) (2) (kana only) weak; feeble; weak-willed; cowardly; gutless

Variations:

閑(rK)

 hima(p); hima
    ひま(P); ヒマ
(1) spare time; free time; leisure; (2) time (it takes to do something); time required; (3) time off; leave; vacation; holiday; (4) dismissal; firing; severance; divorce; (adjectival noun) (5) free; not busy; unoccupied; idle; (adjectival noun) (6) slow (business); slack; dull; (vs,vi) (7) (colloquialism) to be free; to be not busy; to be available; to be doing nothing

Variations:
緩慢
緩漫(sK)

 kanman
    かんまん
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) slow; sluggish; dull; slack; inactive; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy

Variations:
パッとしない
ぱっとしない

 pattoshinai; pattoshinai
    パッとしない; ぱっとしない
(exp,adj-i) unimpressive; unspectacular; unsatisfactory; undistinguished; lackluster; mediocre; dull; slack

Variations:
伸びる
延びる

 nobiru
    のびる
(v1,vi) (1) to stretch; to extend; to lengthen; to grow (of hair, height, grass, etc.); (v1,vi) (2) to straighten out; to be flattened; to become smooth; (v1,vi) (3) to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); (v1,vi) (4) to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend; (v1,vi) (5) to lose elasticity; to become slack; to become soggy (e.g. of noodles); (v1,vi) (6) (伸びる only) to make progress; to develop; to expand; to increase; to improve; (v1,vi) (7) (伸びる only) to be exhausted; to get groggy; to be stunned (by a blow); to pass out; to collapse; (v1,vi) (8) (延びる only) to be prolonged (of a meeting, life span, etc.); to be extended (e.g. of a deadline); to lengthen (e.g. of the days); (v1,vi) (9) (延びる only) to be postponed; to be delayed; to be put off

Variations:
怠ける
懶ける(rK)

 namakeru
    なまける
(v1,vi) (1) to be lazy; to be idle; to slack; (transitive verb) (2) to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)

Variations:
ちょろい
チョロい
チョロイ

 choroi; choroi(sk); choroi(sk)
    ちょろい; チョロい(sk); チョロイ(sk)
(adjective) (1) (colloquialism) easy; simple; (adjective) (2) (colloquialism) simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; obvious (trick); (adjective) (3) (colloquialism) soft; lax; slack

Variations:
屹度(ateji)
急度(ateji)

 kitto(p); kitto
    きっと(P); キッと
(adverb) (1) (kana only) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) surely; undoubtedly; almost certainly; most likely (e.g. 90 percent); (adverb) (2) (kana only) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (esp. キッと) sternly; severely; (adverb) (3) (kana only) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) having no slack; rigid; stiff; tight; (adverb) (4) (kana only) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (archaism) suddenly; abruptly; instantly

Variations:
締まりのない
締まりの無い
締りのない
締りの無い

 shimarinonai
    しまりのない
(exp,adj-i) (See 締まりがない) slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy

Variations:
屹度(ateji)(rK)
急度(ateji)(rK)

 kitto(p); kitto
    きっと(P); キッと
(adverb) (1) (kana only) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) surely; undoubtedly; almost certainly; most likely (e.g. 90 percent); (adverb) (2) (kana only) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (esp. キッと) sternly; severely; (adverb) (3) (kana only) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) having no slack; rigid; stiff; tight; (adverb) (4) (kana only) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (archaism) suddenly; abruptly; instantly

Variations:
三遍回って煙草にしょ
三べん回って煙草にしょ
三べん回ってたばこにしょ(sK)

 sanbenmawattetabakonisho
    さんべんまわってタバコにしょ
(expression) (proverb) measure twice and cut once; don't slack off until the job's done properly; go around three times before you take a smoke

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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