迫 — urge, force, imminent

せまる迫 urge

Grade S Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 8 strokes

U+8FEB Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #773 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #300 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

urge
force
imminent
spur on

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せま sema Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

迫(せま) る semaru to approach

はく・ぱく haku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

迫(はく) 力(りょく) hakuryoku force 圧(あっ) 迫(ぱく) appaku pressure 脅(きょう) 迫(はく) kyouhaku threat 迫(はく) 害(がい) hakugai persecution 緊(きん) 迫(ぱく) kinpaku tension 強(きょう) 迫(はく) kyouhaku coercion

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しろい白 white #106

辶 road

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迫 — urge, force, imminent

Meanings

word

せま sema Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

はく・ぱく haku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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迫 — urge, force, imminent

Meanings

word

せま sema Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

はく ・ぱく haku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

はく・ぱく haku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).