# 緊 — tense; urgent

緊 means “tense; urgent”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 15 strokes. On'yomi: キン (kin). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: tense; urgent
- On'yomi: キン (kin)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 15
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Qualities 1

## How to remember 緊

Parts: 臣 retainer · 又 hand; again · 糸 thread

## Don't confuse it with

[絶](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sever/) · [維](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fibre/) · [緩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/loose/)

## More in the “Qualities 1” set

[態](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/attitude/) · [鮮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fresh/) · [激](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/intense/) · [厳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/strict/) · [緊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tense/) · [盛](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/thrive/) · [密](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/density/) · [秀](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/excel/) · [緩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/loose/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tense/. Last updated 2026-11-01.