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緊張

きんちょう

Readings

きんちょう

Meanings

  1. 1.
    n, vs, vitension; strain; nervousness; stress
  2. 2.
    n, vs, vitensions (between countries, groups, etc.)
  3. 3.
    ntonus; muscle tone

Kanji breakdown

緊
N515 strokesGrade 8
張
N411 strokesGrade 5

Example sentences

「僕、飛行機に乗るのはこれが初めてなんだ。緊張するよ」と博がいいます。

"This is my first flight. I'm nervous," says Hiroshi.

冷戦の緊張が高まった。

Cold-war tension has mounted.

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tension; mental strain; nervousness

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