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 (90 in total)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
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
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
binding tightly; tight binding; (sexual) bondage
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
emergency stop; emergency shutdown; scram (nuclear reactor)
declaration of a state of emergency
emergency deployment (police, etc.); emergency posting
emergency measures; urgent countermeasures
urgent; pressing; exigent
emergency alert; critical alert; emergency warning
to be strict with
shrinkage; contraction; economy; retrenchment
emergency early warning (cellphone, email, etc.); emergency alert
(degree of) urgency
emergency measures; urgent countermeasures
tense relationship; tense relations; strained relations; strained ties; tension
detente; easing of tensions; thaw
emergency press conference; hastily called press conference; impromptu press conference
momentous; exigent; urgent; important; vital
emergency meeting of the upper house of the Diet (in response to dissolution of the lower house)
reduced budget; budgetary austerities
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
emergency ascent (submarine); emergency surfacing
emergency support; emergency assistance
to grasp tightly
urgent phone call; emergency phone call
emergency aid (e.g. disaster relief); humanitarian aid
austerity plan; austerity program; austerity programme
kimnara (celestial musicians and protectors of Buddhism)
emergency room; ER; casualty department
muscle tone; muscular tone; myotonia
urgent; pressing
international tension; international tensions
emergency contraception
international disaster relief team; international emergency aid unit
declaration of a state of emergency
urgent; pressing; exigent
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
Emergency Warning System (radio and TV broadcasts); EWS; emergency warning broadcast
emergency medical assistance team; EMAT
emergency employment measures; emergency job-creating measures
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
emergency tasks; urgent tasks
tightly; firmly; fast; sharply; keenly
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
heightened tension; intensification of tension
muscle-contraction headache; tension headache
road for emergency vehicles; road that may be closed to non-emergency vehicles; emergency road (official translation)
Emergency Student Support Handout (during the COVID-19 pandemic)
Examples (59 in total)
Why is everyone so nervous?
I'm a bit nervous right now.
What are you so nervous about?