迫 – urge, force, imminent

8 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#773 in newspaper frequencyN2 vocabulary

The kanji 迫 means urge, force, imminent, spur on. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ハク (haku); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is せま.る (semaru). It is written with 8 strokes, under radical 辵 (no. 162).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ハク	haku
Kun’yomi	せま.る	semaru

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: 辵 (Kangxi radical 162). Components: 込・白.

Words using 迫

迫るせまるto approach脅迫きょうはくthreat圧迫あっぱくpressure迫害はくがいpersecution

Example sentences

時間が刻々と迫っている。

Time is pressing every moment.

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脅迫のもとになされた約束は無効だ。

A promise given under a threat is worthless.

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その政府は国民を圧迫した。

The government oppressed the people.

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Kanji with the same radical

連選通進近道運過送違述追退辺造達

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