N3Noun

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緊張きんちょう

kinchou

tension, mental strain, nervousness

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Example sentence

僕は幾分緊張している。

I am nervous in a sense.

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Kanji in 緊張

hard, reliable, solid, tense, tight

lengthen, counter for bows and stringed instruments, stretch, spread, put up (tent)

Sentences with 緊張

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
頑張る	N4	がんばる	がんばるto try one's best, to try hard, to persist
主張	N3	しゅちょう	しゅちょうclaim, insistence, assertion
引っ張る	N3	ひっぱる	ひっぱるto pull, to stretch, to drag
拡張	N2	かくちょう	かくちょうexpansion, extension
出張	N2	しゅっちょう	しゅっちょうofficial tour, business trip
欲張り	N2	よくばり	よくばりgreedy
張り切る	N2	はりきる	はりきるto be in high spirits, to be full of vigor
威張る	N2	いばる	いばるto be proud, to swagger

More Emotions & Feelings words

Word	Reading	Meaning
感じ	かんじ	かんじfeeling, sense, impression
愛	あい	あいlove
期待	きたい	きたいexpectation, anticipation, hope
感じる	かんじる	かんじるto feel, to sense
幸せ	しあわせ	しあわせhappiness, blessing
感謝	かんしゃ	かんしゃthanks, gratitude
楽	らく	らくcomfort, ease
疲れ	つかれ	つかれtiredness, fatigue

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