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緊迫 (きんぱく, kinpaku) Japanese meaning: tension | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation 緊迫する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 緊迫きんぱく する 緊迫きんぱく しない Polite 緊迫きんぱく します 緊迫きんぱく しません Past polite 緊迫きんぱく しました 緊迫きんぱく しませんでした Past 緊迫きんぱく した 緊迫きんぱく しなかった Te-form 緊迫きんぱく して 緊迫きんぱく しないで Desire 緊迫きんぱく したい 緊迫きんぱく したくない Potential 緊迫きんぱく できる 緊迫きんぱく できない Passive 緊迫きんぱく される 緊迫きんぱく されない Causative 緊迫きんぱく させる 緊迫きんぱく させない Causative passive 緊迫きんぱく させられる 緊迫きんぱく させられない Volitional 緊迫きんぱく しよう Polite volitional 緊迫きんぱく しましょう Imperative 緊迫きんぱく しろ 緊迫きんぱく するな Conditional 緊迫きんぱく すれば 緊迫きんぱく しなければ Tara conditional 緊迫きんぱく したら 緊迫きんぱく しなかったら
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緊きん
迫ぱく
し
て
いる
。
Relations between the two countries are strained.
A tense atmosphere filled the conference room.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと〉 〉 が 緊迫きんぱく する for a situation to become tense
Relations between the two countries have become tense.
緊迫きんぱく した 〈 事こと〉 〉 a tense (situation, atmosphere, etc.)
The venue was wrapped in a tense atmosphere.
緊迫きんぱく が 高たか まる for tension to mount
Tension is mounting near the border.
緊迫きんぱく を 緩和かんわ する to ease the tension
They tried to ease the tension through talks between the two leaders.
Related words 緊張 usually describes personal nervousness or physical tightness, while 緊迫 describes an external situation or atmosphere becoming tense and urgent.
切迫 stresses that a deadline or crisis is imminent and pressing, whereas 緊迫 stresses the charged, tense atmosphere of a situation.
凛 (as in 凛とした空気) evokes a tense, charged atmosphere through stillness, while 緊迫 more directly names a situation as tense or critical.
緊迫 emphasizes a situation being strained to the breaking point, while 険悪 adds a note of open hostility or ill will.
Don't confuse with 逼迫 shares the kanji 迫 and a sense of pressure but refers specifically to resources or finances being strained, while 緊迫 refers to a situation or atmosphere becoming tense.
緊迫 describes a situation that has become critically tense or urgent, while 緊張 is the more general word for tension or strain between parties.
緊迫 describes a tense, strained atmosphere (e.g. between nations), while 切迫 describes a deadline or crisis that is about to arrive; learners often mix them up because both share 迫.
Etymology From 緊 (tight, strict) and 迫 (press, urge), literally 'pressing tightly'. The combination conveys a sense of mounting pressure or imminent crisis.
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緊迫 (tension, a tense situation) sounds and looks similar to 緊縛 but has nothing to do with physical binding.
