Japanese symbol for “rigour”
緊密
きんみつ
Romaji: kinmitsu
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness
In Japanese, rigour is 緊密, read きんみつ (kinmitsu).
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Meanings
- adj-na, n rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “rigour”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 厳酷 | げんこく genkoku | severity; rigor; rigour |
| 秋霜 | しゅうそう shuusou | harshness; strictness; rigour |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 緊急 | きんきゅう kinkyuu | urgency; emergency |
| 緊張 | きんちょう kinchou | tension; strain; nervousness |
| 緊迫 | きんぱく kinpaku | tension; strain |
| 緊縮 | きんしゅく kinshuku | tightening; shrinkage; contraction |
| 緊縛 | きんばく kinbaku | binding tightly; tight binding |
| 秘密 | ひみつ himitsu | secret; secrecy; confidentiality |
| 密度 | みつど mitsudo | density |
| 精密 | せいみつ seimitsu | precise; exact; detailed |
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