Kanji

Level: N1 Strokes: 15

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Meaning in English

tense, solid, hard

Readings

Onyomi: キン Kunyomi: し.める, し.まる Romaji: kin / shi.meru, shi.maru

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Translations in other languages:

Portuguese tenso, sólido, duro

Spanish tenso, sólido, duro

Korean 긴장된, 단단한, 딱딱한

French tendu, solide, dur

Italian teso, solido, duro

German angespannt, fest, hart

Indonesian tegang, kokoh, keras

★ Vietnamese căng, rắn chắc, cứng

Thai ตึงเครียด แข็งแกร่ง มั่นคง

Related kanji

N2 綿 men / wata cotton, coton, algodón N1 縛 baku / shiba.ru truss, arrest, bind N1 縫 hou / nu.u sew, stitch, embroider N1 綺 ki / aya figured cloth, beautiful, bello N1 緻 chi / komaka.i fine (i.e. not coarse) N1 綜 sou / osa.meru, su.beru rule, synthesize, regla N1 綸 rin, kan / ito thread, silk cloth, hilo N1 緋 hi / ake, aka scarlet, cardinal, escarlata N3 続 zoku, shoku, kou, kyou / tsuzu.ku, tsuzu.keru, tsugu.nai continue, series, sequel

Words with this kanji

N1 緊急 kinkyuu urgent, pressing, emergency N3 緊張 kinchou tension, nervousness, strain