Kanji
N1 15 strokes Grade 8 freq #677

tense, solid, hard, reliable, tight

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

silk ito

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

urgency; emergency
tension; strain
rigour; rigor
tension; strain
tightening; shrinkage
momentous; exigent
urgent; pressing
declaration of a state of emergency

Example sentences

After the war most of the highways were in urgent need of repair.

Report to the emergency room.

The first time I met Betty, I was nervous.

I'm always under pressure.