迫

urge, force, imminent, spur on

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ハク

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

せま.る

Nanori (名乗り)

さこせせこはさはさまはざま

Stroke Order

8 / 8

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:8

JLPT:N1

Frequency:773

Vocabulary

ハク

Word	Reading	Meaning
気迫	キハク	spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
脅迫	キョウハク	threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
肉迫	ニクハク	closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
迫害	ハクガイ	persecution; oppression
迫撃砲	ハクゲキホウ	mortar

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
圧迫	あっぱく	pressure; oppression; suppression
緊迫	きんぱく	tension; strain
迫る	せまる	to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
迫る	せる	to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
切迫	せっぱく	pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

take along, lead, join, connect, party, gang, clique

road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings

deviate, idleness, leisure, miss the mark, evade, elude, parry, diverge

bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending

Grade 4JLPT N/A

breath, coming to an end, interest (on money), nuture, respiration, rest, son

carry, luck, destiny, fate, lot, transport, progress, advance

heavy, important, esteem, respect, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold

base, lowly, vile, vulgar