緊 tense, solid, hard, reliable, tight 15 strokes jōyō, taught in secondary school old JLPT 1 #677 in newspapers Readings Onキン Kunし.める、し.まる In Chinese 紧, traditional 緊 Words written with it 緊急 きんきゅう urgency N1 緊張 きんちょう tension N3 緊密 きんみつ rigour 緊迫 きんぱく tension 緊縮 きんしゅく tightening 緊急事態宣言 きんきゅうじたいせんげん declaration of a state of emergency 緊要 きんよう momentous 喫緊 きっきん urgent