What does the kanji 緊 mean?

tense, solid, hard, reliable, tight

How is the kanji 緊 read?

キン (Kin); し.める (Shimeru); し.まる (Shimaru)

緊

Shimeruしめる

tense

Kinきん

Examples

緊急きんきゅうurgency

緊張きんちょうtension

緊 (Shimeru) is a JLPT N1 kanji meaning “tense, solid, hard”. It is taught in secondary school and written in 15 strokes.