JLPT N1 · 8 strokes
Kanji 迫: "urge, force, imminent"
The kanji 迫 means "urge, force, imminent, spur on". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ハク in on'yomi and せま.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)
ハク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
せま.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 | urge, force, imminent, spur on |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 773 of 2,501 |
Common words with 迫
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 迫るto approach; to draw near; to be imminent · to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
- 迫力impressiveness; impact; force; intensity
- 脅迫threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
- 圧迫pressure · oppression; suppression
- 気迫spirit; soul; drive; vigor
- 緊迫tension; strain
- 圧迫感feeling of oppression
- 迫り来るto be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
- 切迫pressure; urgency; tension; imminence
- 迫害persecution; oppression
- 鬼気迫るto be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
- 緊迫感sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
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