緊

Tense

WaniKani level 29JLPT N1Joyo general useTop 500-1,000 Β· #67715 strokes

Meanings

Tense, Solid, Hard, Reliable, Tight

On'yomi

きん

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

し.める、 し.まる

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 緊

緊 is written in 15 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

緊 (Tense) is taught on WaniKani at level 29 and appears in the JLPT N1 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese secondary school as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #677 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 15 strokes.

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