緊 – tense, solid, hard

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The kanji 緊 means tense, solid, hard, reliable, tight. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is キン (kin); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is し.める、し.まる (shimeru, shimaru). It is written with 15 strokes, under radical 糸 (no. 120).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	キン	kin
Kun’yomi	し.める	shimeru
Kun’yomi	し.まる	shimaru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 糸 (Kangxi radical 120). Components: 糸・幺・小・臣・又.

Words using 緊

緊張きんちょうtension緊急きんきゅうurgency

Example sentences

「僕、飛行機に乗るのはこれが初めてなんだ。緊張するよ」と博がいいます。

"This is my first flight. I'm nervous," says Hiroshi.

Tatoeba #236155

冷戦の緊張が高まった。

Cold-war tension has mounted.

Tatoeba #77650

緊急の場合は、１１９番に電話しなさい。

In case of emergency, call 119.

Tatoeba #179942

Kanji with the same radical

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