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緊 = 糸 + 臤
緊 is a Japanese kanji written with 15 strokes, listed here under the keyword “tense”. It is built from 糸 (thread) and 臤 (loincloth). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1474.
- Keyword
- tense
- RTK frame
- 1474
- Strokes
- 15
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- キン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- し.める, し.まる
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- напряженный
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 緊 tense
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 緊 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “thread” + “loincloth”. 緊 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 緊 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.