“Tighten” or “Bind tightly” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “緊”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “緊” means “Urgent”, “Tense” or “Tighten” etc.

Jouyou Kanji “緊”

Jouyou Kanji “緊” Stroke Order
| Stroke # |
15 Strokes |
| On-Yomi |
きん(kin) |
| Kun-Yomi |
きび(しい)(kibi(shii)) |
| し(める)(shi(meru)) |
| かた(い)(kata(i)) |
| ちぢ(む)(chiji(mu)) |
| Meanings |
Severe, Urgent, Austere |
| Tighten, Bind tightly |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “緊”, and their meanings
| Words |
Meanings |
| 緊急(きんきゅう-ki n kyu u) |
Emergency, Urgency |
| 緊褌一番(きんこんいちばん-ki n ko n i chi ba n) |
Gird oneself up |
| 緊縮(きんしゅく-ki n shu ku) |
Contraction, Tightening, Austerity, Retrenchment |
| 緊切(きんせつ-ki n se tsu) |
① Urgent, Pressing, Imminent extremely important thing, ② Approach close enough |
| 緊張(きんちょう-ki n cho u) |
① Strain, Tension, Nervousness, Stress, ② Tensions (between countries or groups etc), ③ Muscle tone |
| 緊張感(きんちょうかん-ki n cho u ka n) |
Tense atmosphere, Nervousness Strain |
| 緊縛(きんばく-ki n ba ku) |
Tight binding, Bondage |
| 緊迫(きんぱく-ki n pa ku) |
Urgent atmosphere, Imminence, Tension |
| 緊密(きんみつ-ki n mi tsu) |
Closeness, Tightness |
| 緊要(きんよう-ki n yo u) |
Very important, Vitally important, Critical, Momentous, Exigent, Urgent, Vital |
| 喫緊(きっきん-ki kki n) |
Urgent, Pressing, Exigent |
| 緊唇(あくち-a ku chi) |
① Yellow part around the base of a baby bird beak, ② Eczema around the baby’s mouth |
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