緊 Kanji for tight

N1Grade 815 strokes

tight, tense, solid, hard, reliable

Kun: し.める、し.まる
On: キン

緊 is the Japanese kanji for tight, tense, solid, hard, reliable. It is written with 15 strokes and appears at JLPT level N1. Its kun reading is し.める、し.まる and its on reading is キン.

Stroke order

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Words with 緊

緊きん急きゅうurgency, emergency
緊きん張ちょうtension, strain, nervousness
緊きん密みつrigour, rigor, closeness
緊きん迫ぱくtension, strain
緊きん縮しゅくtightening, shrinkage, contraction
緊きん要ようmomentous, exigent, urgent

Practice 緊 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.