緊

meaningtense, solid, hard, reliable, tight

On'yomi
キン
Kun'yomi
し.める、し.まる
Strokes
15
Taught in
Secondary school (jōyō)
Frequency
#677 most common in newspapers

Words it lives in

緊
  • 緊急きんきゅうurgency
  • 緊張きんちょうtension
  • 緊密きんみつrigour
  • 緊迫きんぱくtension
  • 緊縮きんしゅくtightening

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