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緊

Tense, Solid, Hard, Reliable, Tight

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きん

Kun readings 訓読み

し.める、し.まる

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Words using 緊

緊張きんちょうtensionN3 緊急きんきゅうurgentN1 緊急事態きんきゅうじたいstate of emergency ; emergency ; crisis 緊急時きんきゅうじ(time of) emergency ; (in) event of emergency ; (in) case of emergency 緊急車両きんきゅうしゃりょうemergency vehicle 緊急停止きんきゅうていしemergency stop ; emergency shutdown ; scram (nuclear reactor)緊密きんみつrigour 緊迫きんぱくtension 緊急事態宣言きんきゅうじたいせんげんdeclaration of a state of emergency 緊縮きんしゅくtightening

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