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Kanji

緊

tense, solid, hard, reliable, tight

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

15 strokes

Radical

糸部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

キン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

しめる, しまる

Common Readings

キン

Example sentences

緊張 きんちょう
初めてのスピーチで、とても緊張した。

I was very nervous during my first speech.

心臓 しんぞう
緊張して心臓がドキドキしている

My heart is pounding because I'm nervous.

緊急 きんきゅう
彼は緊急の用事で実家に帰った

He went back to his parents' home on urgent business.

場合 ばあい
緊急の場合は、すぐに警察に連絡してください。

In case of emergency, please contact the police immediately.

緊張感 きんちょうかん
会議室には独特の緊張感が漂っていた。

A unique sense of tension was in the air in the meeting room.

高まる たかまる
試合が近づくにつれて、緊張感が高まってきた。

As the match approached, the sense of tension increased.

緊急事態 きんきゅうじたい
政府は大規模な災害を受けて緊急事態を宣言した。

The government declared a state of emergency in response to a large-scale disaster.

冷静沈着 れいせいちんちゃく
緊急事態でも、彼は冷静沈着な判断を下した。

Even in an emergency, he made a calm and composed decision.

緊迫 きんぱく
国境付近の情勢が緊迫している。

The situation near the border is becoming strained.

剣抜弩張 けんばつどちょう
二国間の国境付近では、現在も剣抜弩張の緊迫した状況が続いている。

Near the border between the two countries, a tense situation like the brink of conflict continues even now.

Example Vocabulary

緊張

きんちょう

tension; nervousness; strain

緊急

きんきゅう

urgent; emergency; pressing

緊張感

きんちょうかん

sense of tension; atmosphere of strain

緊急事態

きんきゅうじたい

state of emergency; emergency situation

緊迫

きんぱく

tension; strain; becoming acute

緊急時

きんきゅうじ

emergency; time of emergency

緊迫感

きんぱくかん

sense of tension; feeling of urgency

緊張状態

きんちょうじょうたい

state of tension; strained relations

緊急避難

きんきゅうひなん

緊縛

きんばく

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