緊きん張ちょう
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Meanings
Noun
Suru verb
Intransitive verb
1. tension; strain; nervousness; stress
2. tensions (between countries, groups, etc.)
Noun
3. tonus; muscle tone
Kanji used
Pitch accent
きんちょう
Used in vocabulary
緊きん張ちょう緩かん和わ
easing of tensions; detente; thaw
Noun
国こく際さい緊きん張ちょう
international tension; international tensions
Noun
緊きん張ちょう感かん
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
Noun
緊きん張ちょう関かん係けい
tense relationship; tense relations; strained relations; strained ties; tension
Noun
緊きん張ちょう激げき化か
heightened tension; intensification of tension
Noun
筋きん緊きん張ちょう
muscle tone; tonus; myotonia
Noun
筋きん緊きん張ちょう性せい頭ず痛つう
muscle-contraction headache; tension headache
Noun
Examples28
Cold-war tension has mounted.
"This is my first flight. I'm nervous," says Hiroshi.
Tension is a major cause of heart disease.
Air traffic controllers are under severe mental strain.
It's natural to be nervous when the plane takes off.
If you stop and relax, this will relieve the tension and stress in your shoulders.