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Kanji 迫: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 迫: urge, force, imminent, spur on

Key takeaways

Kanji 迫: urge, force, imminent, spur on. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

urgeforceimminentspur on

On reading

ハク

Kun reading

せま.る

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 迫

urge, force, imminent, spur on

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

白 + ⻌

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine someone walking (⻌) with a pale, white (白) face because they are being rushed or pressured. It represents the feeling of something approaching or being forced upon you. It is used in words like pressure (壓迫) or imminent (迫頭).

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ハク
  • 脅迫きょうはく

    threat / coercion

  • 迫害はくがい

    persecution / oppression

Kun reading

せま.る
  • 迫るせまる

    to approach / to draw near / to press

Commonly used words

  • 脅迫
    きょうはく

    threat / coercion

  • 迫害
    はくがい

    persecution / oppression

  • 迫る
    せまる

    to approach / to draw near / to press

Example sentences

Example 1

仕事の締め切りで圧を感じる。

Translation

I feel pressure from the work deadline.

Example 2

相手の意見に圧される時がある。

Translation

Sometimes I feel oppressed by the other person’s opinion.

Example 3

彼は金銭を脅された。

Translation

He was threatened for money.

Example 4

の電話がかかってきた。

Translation

A threatening phone call came.

Kanji 迫: urge, force, imminent, spur on | Daily Nihongo