緊
hard, reliable, solid, tense, tight
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Stroke Order
15 / 15
Information
Grade:8
Strokes:15
JLPT:1
Frequency:677
Vocabulary
キン
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 緊急 | キンキュウ | urgency; emergency |
| 緊縮 | キンシュク | tightening; shrinkage; contraction; constriction; (economic) curtailment; retrenchment; austerity; cutting down (on spending) |
| 緊張 | キンチョウ | tension; strain; nervousness; stress; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone |
| 緊密 | キンミツ | rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit |
| 緊要 | キンヨウ | momentous; exigent; urgent; important; vital |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 緊緊 | ひしひし | acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard |
| 握り緊める | にぎりしめる | to grasp tightly |
| 緊迫 | きんぱく | tension; strain |
| 緊い | かたい | hard; solid; tough; stiff; tight; wooden; unpolished (e.g. writing); strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe; steady; honest; steadfast; obstinate; stubborn; bookish; formal; stuffy |
| 緊まる | しまる | to be shut; to close; to be closed; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober; to become tense |
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