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緊密 (きんみつ, kinmitsu) Japanese meaning: close | Kotomora
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両りょう 国こく は 緊きん 密みつ な 関かん 係けい を 築きず い て いる 。
The two countries have built a close relationship.
Close cooperation between departments is required.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと ・ 事こと 〉 と 緊きん 密みつ な 関かん 係けい にある to be in a close relationship with (someone/something)
The two countries have a close economic relationship.
〈 人ひと ・ 組そ 織しき 〉 と 緊きん 密みつ に 連れん 携けい する to coordinate closely with (someone/an organization)
緊きん 密みつ に 連れん 絡らく を 取と る to keep in close contact
We are keeping in close contact with the local team.
Kanji 密 secrecy, density (pop), minuteness Related words 密接 stresses a direct, inseparable connection between things, while 緊密 emphasizes how tightly bound or rigorously coordinated a relationship or structure is.
親密 describes emotional closeness or intimacy between people, whereas 緊密 focuses on functional or structural tightness, as in organizations or cooperation.
Etymology Compound of 緊 (tight, tense) and 密 (dense, close). The combination conveys a sense of tight closeness or rigorous compactness.
Each department worked closely together to move the project forward.