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緊: tense

tense; tight; urgent
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Readings

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キン
Kun
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きん: 緊張(きんちょう) "nervousness", 緊急(きんきゅう) "emergency", 緊迫(きんぱく), 緊密(きんみつ).

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Key words

緊急きんきゅうemergency; urgent
緊張きんちょうtension; nervousness
緊迫きんぱくtension; strained situation
緊密きんみつclose; tight

Example sentences

An urgent matter has come up, so I'll head home first.

I was very nervous before the interview.

As the match entered its final stage, the venue was wrapped in a tense atmosphere.

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