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緊

tense
Stroke count: 15

Readings

On readingキン
Kun readingし.める、し.まる
JōyōGrade 8
  1. urgency
  2. emergency

Popular Usage

緊張緊急

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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loincloth · retainer · slave · crotch · thread (糸) · spiderman

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1474

Compound words

緊張きんちょう
tension; strain; nervousness; stress; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.)
緊急きんきゅう
urgency; emergency
緊縮きんしゅく
tightening; shrinkage; contraction; constriction; (economic) curtailment
緊迫きんぱく
tension; strain
緊密きんみつ
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
緊急事態宣言きんきゅうじたいせんげん
declaration of a state of emergency

Stroke Order

15 strokes

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