JLPT N1 Advanced
弛む
「たるむ」
To slacken, sag, or lose mental focus.
Readings
Other forms
たるみます polite form
たるんで te-form
たるんだ plain past
弛む たゆむ - a related verb meaning "to lose diligence/spirit"
1 Intransitive Verb
To become loose / To sag
Describes a physical object losing tension, tightness, or firmness, causing it to droop or hang loosely.
Example
年 を 取る と 、 お 腹 の 皮 が たるんで くる 。
As you get older, the skin on your belly starts to sag.
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2 Intransitive Verb
To slack off / To lose focus
Refers to a lapse in mental discipline, alertness, or spirit, often resulting in laziness or negligence.
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