Kanji Detail for 蹙 - "press, shrink, frown, distress, respectful"

蹙

Non-Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
蹙 means "press, shrink, frown, distress, respectful."
1. Press - To draw near; to approach.
2. Shrink - To contract; to compress.
3. Frown - To furrow one's brow.
4. Distress - To be in difficulty; to suffer.
5. Respectful - Reverent; cautious.
6. Kick - To strike with the foot.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

a tight place; scowl; approaching

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

urgent, suddenly; grieve, lament

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

to knit (one's brows); wrinkled (of brows); to hesitate; distressed

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

to frown, to knit the brows; distressed

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

Pressed. Being pressured by external things is called 蹙. Such as saying 窮蹙 (in dire straits). | 頻蹙. A worried appearance. | Same as 蹴. Walking quickly. Also to kick.
Onyomi

seki(せき)

shuku(しゅく)
Kunyomi

sema.ru(せまる)
Strokes

18 strokes
Radical

足 (ashi・ashihen)
Related Keywords
press draw near approach shrink contract compress frown furrow brow distress difficulty suffer respectful reverent