きんちょう
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する)
1. tension; mental strain; nervousness
Kanji used
tense
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Pitch accent
んちょう
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Used in vocabulary (12 in total)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
tense relationship; tense relations; strained relations; strained ties; tension
Examples (28 in total)
The criminal is nervous.
I'm a bit nervous right now.
You look really nervous.
What are you so nervous about?
He was visibly nervous.
Tensions are rising.
Geez - I'm getting nervous.
Why is everyone so nervous?
I was very nervous at first.
I didn't think I'd be so nervous.
Were you nervous during the job interview?
Tom seemed really nervous.
I get nervous when I'm speaking French.
Tension is a major cause of heart disease.
You mustn't be nervous about tomorrow's exam.
I was nervous at first, but gradually got more relaxed.
I'm always nervous before I go on stage.
The atmosphere can become rather strained.
I'm always tense before I get on an airplane.
His joke eased the tension in the room.
It's natural to be nervous when the plane takes off.
Air traffic controllers are under severe mental strain.
He looked calm, but actually he was very nervous.
The first time I met Betty, I was nervous.
There are signs of growing tensions between the two countries.
With so many people around he naturally became a bit nervous.
The photo catches the tension in the court very well.
Kaneko was so stressed out at her new job that she had a nervous breakdown.