This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: キン、し.める、し.まる
Romaji: kin, shi.meru, shi.maru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

tense, solid, hard, reliable, tight

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  15
Radical Number:  120
Frequency:  677
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-9-6
Korean Reading:  gin
Chinese Reading:  jin3
Unicode:  7dca
JIS:  365B

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2838
Nelson Index: 3560
New Nelson Index: 4524
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 6a9.17
Four Corner Index: 7790.3
Guide to Remembering Index: 1179
Gakken Index: 912
Daikanwanjiten Index: 27603
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.1112
Remembering the kanji Index: 1374
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1637
Kodansha Compact Index: 1509
Kanji in Context Index: 1186
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1816
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2471
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1386
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1474
Essential Kanji Index: 1088
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3517
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3441
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1792

Words

緊急 (きんきゅう)
urgent; pressing; emergency
緊密 (きんみつ)
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
緊迫 (きんぱく)
tension; strain
コンピュータ緊急対応センター (コンピュータきんきゅうたいおうセンター)
JP Computer Emergency Response Term; JPCERT-CC
緊縮財政 (きんしゅくざいせい)
reduced budget; budgetary austerities
緊張 (きんちょう)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
緊縛 (きんばく)
bind tightly; (sexual) bondage
緊縮 (きんしゅく)
shrinkage; contraction; economy; retrenchment
緊縮政策 (きんしゅくせいさく)
austerity plan; austerity program; austerity programme
緊急炉心冷却装置 (きんきゅうろしんれいきゃくそうち)
emergency core cooling system; ECCS
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