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Kanji Detail for 迫 - "to press, to be imminent"

迫

  • Meaning

    迫 means "to press, to be imminent." Also associated with to corner.

    1. To press - To approach; to narrow.

    2. To corner - To push; to force; to compel.

    3. To be imminent - To be at wit's end; to be in dire straits.

  • Words using 迫

    • 迫力 はくりょく Listen impressiveness; impact; force
    • 脅迫 きょうはく Listen threat; menace; coercion
    • 緊迫 きんぱく Listen tension; strain
    • 迫害 はくがい Listen persecution; oppression
    • 圧迫 あっぱく Listen pressure; oppression; suppression
    • 迫撃 はくげき Listen close attack
    • 迫撃砲 はくげきほう Listen mortar

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    • Verified meaning: to press, to be imminent
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read くわさこ, さく, さこ, すすむ)
    • Also carries these associations: to corner

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 迫

    Surnames 迫(くわさこ)Listen 迫(さく)Listen 迫(さこ)Listen 迫(すすむ)Listen 迫(せこ)Listen 迫(せまる)Listen 迫(せり)Listen 迫(つるさこ)Listen 迫(はく)Listen 迫(はさま)Listen 迫(はざま)Listen 迫(はさみ)Listen

  • 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).

  • Onyomi

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    haku(ハク) ハク

  • Kunyomi

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    sema.ru(せま-る) せま-る

  • Strokes

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    8 strokes

  • Radical

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    辵 辶 (shinnyo・shinnyu)

  • Related Keywords

    to press to corner to be imminent urge compel force coerce narrow approach impending drive push threaten pressure demand dire straits

Sentences including 迫

  • The morning is just a few hours away.

  • I can't see you due to the press of business.

  • The walls close in on me.

  • The ship gained on us.

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