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緊張
きんちょう
N3
noun
transitive 他動詞
intransitive 自動詞
Meanings
1
tension
2
mental strain
3
nervousness
4
strain
5
tensions (between countries, groups, etc.)
6
tonus
7
muscle tone
Example sentence
怒ったり緊張すると首がつる。
I feel the tension in my neck, where it gets sore and stiff.
Your sentences
Mine a sentence — saw 緊張 in the wild?
Kanji in this word
緊
Tense, Solid, Hard
15 strokes
張
Lengthen, Counter For Bows & Stringed Instruments, Stretch
11 strokes
More words with
緊
緊急
きんきゅう ·
urgent
N1
緊迫
きんぱく ·
tension
緊密
きんみつ ·
rigour
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
緊急停止
Full entry on Jisho
きんきゅうていし ·
emergency stop ; emergency shutdown ; scram (nuclear reactor)
緊急車両
きんきゅうしゃりょう ·
emergency vehicle
緊急時
きんきゅうじ ·
(time of) emergency ; (in) event of emergency ; (in) case of emergency
More words with
張
主張
しゅちょう ·
claim
N3
出張
しゅっちょう ·
official tour
N2
頑張って
がんばって ·
do your best
拡張
かくちょう ·
expansion
N2
膨張
ぼうちょう ·
expansion
N1
張る
はる ·
to stick
縄張り
なわばり ·
stretching a rope around
張り
ばり ·
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works)
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