Keyword
tense
- solid
- hard
- reliable
- tight
- Frequency
- #677
- Strokes
- 15
- Grade
- 8
- JLPT (old)
- N1
- Heisig
- 1474
Readings
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Mnemonic
A wise and hardy thread is pulled so tight that it hums, and the whole room feels tense.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
緊張
tension; strain; nervousness; stress; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
Noun
緊い
hard; solid; tough; stiff; tight; wooden; unpolished (e.g. writing); strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe; …
I-adjective
緊縮
tightening; shrinkage; contraction; constriction; (economic) curtailment; retrenchment; austerity; cutting down (on spending)
Noun