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緊張

JLPT N3 · Vocabulary

緊張 — “tension, nervousness, strain”

緊張 (read きんちょう) means tension, nervousness, strain. It appears on the JLPT N3 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

きんちょう

Meaning

tension, nervousness, strain

緊張 in a sentence

面接めんせつの前まえは緊張きんちょうする。

I get nervous before an interview.

The kanji in 緊張

緊tense; urgent
張to stretch taut

Words that share a kanji with 緊張

頑張るがんばる— to do one's best, to persevere, to try hard
主張しゅちょう— assertion, insistence, claim
引っ張るひっぱる— to pull, to tug, to drag
威張るいばる— to be arrogant, to put on airs, to boss around
張り切るはりきる— to be in high spirits, to be enthusiastic, to go at it with vigor
拡張かくちょう— extension, expansion, widening
出張しゅっちょう— business trip
欲張りよくばり— greedy, avaricious

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