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Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingハク
Kun readingせま.る
JōyōGrade 8
  1. to approach
  2. to draw near
  3. to be imminent
  4. to press (someone for something)
  5. to urge

Popular Usage

迫る圧迫脅迫

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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white (白) · dove · road (辶)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 300

Compound words

迫るせまる
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge
圧迫あっぱく
pressure; oppression; suppression
脅迫きょうはく
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
気迫きはく
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
緊迫きんぱく
tension; strain
切迫せっぱく
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
迫害はくがい
persecution; oppression
迫力はくりょく
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence
迫撃はくげき
close attack
迫撃砲はくげきほう
mortar
急迫きゅうはく
urgency
窮迫きゅうはく
financial difficulty
強迫きょうはく
compulsion
逼迫ひっぱく
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.)
圧迫感あっぱくかん
feeling of oppression
圧迫性あっぱくせい
compression
脅迫罪きょうはくざい
criminal intimidation
脅迫者きょうはくしゃ
person making threats
金融逼迫きんゆうひっぱく
monetary stringency
需給逼迫じゅきゅうひっぱく
supply and demand tightness
圧迫するあっぱくする
to pressure
鍔迫り合いつばぜりあい
locking swords and pushing against each other
命旦夕に迫るめいたんせきにせまる
to be on the brink of death
電力需給逼迫警報でんりょくじゅきゅうひっぱくけいほう
power demand warning

Additional Examples

彼の演説は気迫に欠けていた。
His speech was lacking in soul.tatoeba
薄暮れが迫った。
The twilight came on.tatoeba
刀を抜けと迫る。
Sukeroku presses Ikyu to draw his sword.wiki
反対の西口は住宅が迫る。
Many houses are located in front of its west entrance.wiki

Stroke Order

8 strokes

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