Japanese symbol for “tightness”
逼迫
ひっぱく
Romaji: hippaku
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency
In Japanese, tightness is 逼迫, read ひっぱく (hippaku).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency
- n, vi, vs being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing; being tough
Written forms: 逼迫、ひっ迫. Readings: ひっぱく.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “tightness”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 突っ張り | つっぱり tsuppari | becoming taut; tightness; stiffness |
| 締まり | しまり shimari | firmness; tightness; discipline |
| 強張り | こわばり kowabari | stiffness; tightness |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 逼塞 | ひっそく hissoku | being trapped (and having no way out) |
| 金融逼迫 | きんゆうひっぱく kin'yuuhippaku | monetary stringency; tight-money situation |
| 需給逼迫 | じゅきゅうひっぱく jukyuuhippaku | supply and demand tightness; supply-demand crunch |
| 迫る | せまる semaru | to approach; to draw near; to be imminent |
| 脅迫 | きょうはく kyouhaku | threat; menace; coercion |
| 迫力 | はくりょく hakuryoku | impressiveness; impact; force |
| 圧迫 | あっぱく appaku | pressure |
| 迫害 | はくがい hakugai | persecution; oppression |
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