迫
迫 — Urge
urge, force, imminent, spur on
On’yomiハク (haku)
Kun’yomiせまる (semaru)
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 迫
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 迫る | せまる semaru | to approach; to draw near; to be imminent |
| 迫力 | はくりょく hakuryoku | impressiveness; impact; force |
| 脅迫 | きょうはく kyouhaku | threat; menace; coercion |
| 緊迫 | きんぱく kinpaku | tension; strain |
| 気迫 | きはく kihaku | spirit; soul; drive |
| 迫害 | はくがい hakugai | persecution; oppression |
Study notes
迫 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #773 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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