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緊張
kinchou
Description
「緊張」は、大切な場面やこわい時に、心や体がかたくなる気持ちのことです。
"緊張" refers to the feeling when your mind and body become tense during important or scary moments.
テストや発表の前によく使う言葉で、国と国の間の関係についても使います。
It is a word often used before tests or presentations and also describes relations between countries.
Meanings
緊張kinchou
nervousness; feeling tense or on edge
面接の前でとても緊張しています。
I'm very nervous before the interview.
緊張kinchou
tension between people or nations
二つの国の間に緊張が高まっている。
Tensions are rising between the two countries.
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Notes
- Etymology
緊 (tighten) + 張 (stretch), together meaning a taut, stretched state of mind or relations.
- Nuance
often used as 緊張する (to get nervous); 緊張感 means a sense of tension.
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