JLPT N1 · 15 strokes
Kanji 緊: "tense, solid, hard"
The kanji 緊 means "tense, solid, hard, reliable, tight". It is written with 15 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read キン in on'yomi and し.める, し.まる in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
し.めるし.まる
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | tense, solid, hard, reliable, tight |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 15 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 677 of 2,501 |
Common words with 緊
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 緊張tension; strain; nervousness; stress · tensions (between countries, groups, etc.)
- 緊急urgency; emergency
- 緊張感tension, nervosité, atmosphère tendue
- 緊急事態state of emergency; emergency; crisis
- 緊迫tension; strain
- 緊急時(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
- 緊迫感sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
- 緊張状態state of tension
- 緊急避難emergency evacuation
- 緊密rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness
- 緊縛binding tightly; tight binding · (sexual) bondage
- 緊急会議emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
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