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Kotomora

テンション

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.Top 10,000

Meanings

1

noun

energy level; excitement; spirits; mood

Casual Japanese use, especially in phrases such as テンションが高い, テンションが低い, and テンションが上がる. It often means excitement or mood, not English-like mental strain.

2

noun

tension; tensile force

Technical physics use for force or tautness in a rope, wire, material, etc.; 張力 is the clearer native technical term.

See also: 張力

3

noun

mental strain; anxiety; nervous tension

rare term

Rare English-like use for mental tension or anxiety. In ordinary modern Japanese, 緊張 or 不安 is usually more natural for this meaning.

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