Kanji

逼

逼

urge, force, imminent, spur on

Kanji

Grade

Secondary School

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

⻌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

フク, ヒツ, ヒョク, ヒキ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

せまる, むかばき

Example sentences

逼迫 ひっぱく
電力の供給が逼迫し、節電が呼びかけられた。

The electricity supply became strained, and people were asked to save energy.

逼る せまる
締め切りが間近に逼っている。

The deadline is fast approaching.

Example Vocabulary

逼迫

ひっぱく

urgency; pressure; strain; being strained

逼塞

ひっそく

逼る

せまる

to approach; to be imminent; to press

金融逼迫

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