JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 26

緊 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

tense; urgent

On
キンkin
Kun
しめるshimeru しまるshimaru かたいkatai ちぢむchijimu きびしいkibishii

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

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緊15 strokes

How to write 緊: stroke order

緊 has 15 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

緊 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes
The stroke order of 緊 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 緊

The parts 緊 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

  • 臣

    minister; retainer

  • 又

    again; also

  • 糸

    thread

    Radical

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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 26