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KANJI

緊

15 strokes

READINGS

KUN 訓	しめる
	しまる

ON 音

キン

STROKE ORDER

Slow

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N1 (most advanced level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 3 (completion of 9th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 7th through 9th grades in Japan
Radical:	糸 Radical name: いと
Meaning:	Tense, solid, hard, reliable, tight
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 700 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N3	緊張(きんちょう)	tension, mental strain, nervousness
N1	緊急(きんきゅう)	urgent, pressing, emergency

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