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緊 — 15 strokes ／ Radical「糸」

道
3Junior high level ／ 15 strokes ／ Radical「糸」
On
キンきん · kin
Kun
し(める)・し(まる)shi(meru) · shi(maru)
Meaning
tight; tense; urgent

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

臤 "firm" with 糸 "thread": to draw a thread tight — tense, urgent.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onキンきんkin緊張きんちょう緊密きんみつ緊急きんきゅう

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 緊張きんちょう

    tension; nervousness

  • 緊急きんきゅう

    emergency

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

発表(はっぴょう)の前(まえ)は緊張(きんちょう)する。

I get nervous before a presentation.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

緊張緊急緊張to str…急hurry紛confus…紺dark…絞strang…綱rope締tighte…斤axe巾cloth今now芹Japane…忻to rej…
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 糸Map of reading キンAll maps

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