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Kanji Detail for 迫 - "press, approach, urgent"
迫
- Meaning
迫 means "press, approach, urgent."
To press - To approach; to narrow.
To corner - To push; to force; to compel.
To be imminent - To be at wit's end; to be in dire straits.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
urge; force; imminent; spur on
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
coerce, force, compel; urgent
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
variant of 迫[po4]; to persecute; to oppress; embarrassed
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to compel, to force; pressing, urgent
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Close. When time and place are very near, it is called 迫. Meaning no more space between. Therefore urgent matters are also called 窘迫 (dire straits). | To press. Confronting with power and authority, forcing someone to act. Such as 脅迫 (coerce). Also urging is called 迫. Such as 敦迫 (urge).
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Sentences including 迫
The morning is just a few hours away.
I can't see you due to the press of business.
壁が迫ってくる。
The walls close in on me.
The ship gained on us.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
適当の時機が来なくっちゃ話さないんだから」私は下宿へ帰ってからも一種の圧迫を感じた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
あるいは私の脳髄よりも、私の過去が私を圧迫する結果こんな矛盾な人間に私を変化させるのかも知れません。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
あるいは私の脳髄よりも、私の過去が私を圧迫する結果こんな矛盾な人間に私を変化させるのかも知れません。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha