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Kanji Detail for 逼 - "press, coerce"

逼

  • Meaning

    逼 means "press, coerce."

    1. Press - To approach; to draw near; to close in; to narrow.

    2. Coerce - To compel; to threaten.

  • 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

    compel, pressure, force; bother

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 逼[bi1]; to compel; to pressure

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to bother, to pressure; to compel, to force

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

    Pressing close. No room to turn between two things. Such as saying 實逼處此 (truly pressed to be here). Expression from "Zuozhuan." Cramped terrain is also called 逼仄 (cramped). | To coerce. Such as 強逼 (force), 威逼 (threaten). Both interchangeable with 偪.
  • Onyomitip

    hitsu(ひつ) ひつ

    hyoku hyoku

  • Kunyomitip

    sema.ru(せまる) せまる

  • Strokestip

    16 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    辵 辶 (shinnyo・shinnyu)

  • Related Keywords
    press approach draw near close narrow coerce compel threaten

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