Keyword
tense
Info
FrequencyTop 700-800
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 3
Heisig1474
Readings
きん
(99%)
Composed of
wise and hardy
thread
Used in vocabulary (95 in total)
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
urgency; emergency
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
tension; strain
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
declaration of a state of emergency
emergency stop; emergency shutdown; scram (nuclear reactor)
urgent; pressing; exigent
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
binding tightly; tight binding; (sexual) bondage
tightening; shrinkage; contraction; (economic) curtailment; retrenchment; austerity
easing of tensions; detente; thaw
emergency measures; urgent countermeasures
emergency measures; urgent countermeasures
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
emergency deployment (police, etc.); emergency posting
emergency alert; critical alert; emergency warning
emergency early warning (cellphone, email, etc.); emergency alert
tense relationship; tense relations; strained relations; strained ties; tension
emergency aid (e.g. disaster relief); humanitarian aid
to be strict with
emergency support; emergency assistance
(degree of) urgency
international disaster relief team; international emergency aid unit
emergency stop (of a train, car, etc.)
emergency meeting of the upper house of the Diet (in response to dissolution of the lower house)
reduced budget; budgetary austerities
emergency press conference; hastily called press conference; impromptu press conference
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
momentous; exigent; urgent; important; vital
austerity plan; austerity program; austerity programme
emergency supplies; essential items
urgent phone call; emergency phone call
emergency ascent (submarine); emergency surfacing
to grasp tightly
declaration of a state of emergency
heightened tension; intensification of tension
tightly; firmly; fast; sharply; keenly
Emergency Warning System (radio and TV broadcasts); EWS; emergency warning broadcast
kimnara (celestial musicians and protectors of Buddhism)
road for emergency vehicles; road that may be closed to non-emergency vehicles; emergency road (official translation)
emergency room; ER; emergency department; ED; accident and emergency department; A&E
urgent; pressing
emergency contraception
muscle tone; tonus; myotonia
Emergency Student Support Handout (during the COVID-19 pandemic)
international tension; international tensions
emergency employment measures; emergency job-creating measures
emergency medical assistance team; EMAT
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
urgent; pressing; exigent
emergency tasks; urgent tasks
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
emergency surfacing drill (submarine)
Japan International Cooperation Agency; JICA
JP Computer Emergency Response Term; JPCERT-CC
emergency volcanic alert (e.g. an eruption warning); urgent information on volcanic activity
emergency contraceptive pill
muscle-contraction headache; tension headache
Examples (139 in total)
It's not your first time, so what are you nervous about?
I felt a slight tension, wondering what words would come next.
Even I get nervous.