Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 緊

緊

Kanji-Trainer

Meaning

 tight, solid, tense, compact, to tie

Pronunciation

 KIN

Explanation

 Top: retainer 臣 and: hand 又, below: thread 糸

Mnemonic

Around the retainer's hands is a thread to tie them tightly.

Radicals

臣 retainer, tributary, vasal(Picture of an eye wide open; representing the attentiveness of a retainer.)
糸 thread
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Vocabulary

緊張 きんちょう tension, mental strain, nervousness
緊急 きんきゅう urgent, pressing, emergency

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