緊張

きんちょう
JLPT:N3
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1Nervousness or anxiety; a state of being tense or on edge (commonly used before interviews, exams, performances).

NounGroup 3 VerbIntransitive Verb

Examples

試験の前でとても緊張している。

I'm very nervous before the exam.

人前で話すときはいつも緊張する。

I always get nervous when speaking in public.

緊張のために手が震えた。

My hands shook from nervousness.

2Tensions between countries, groups, or parties; a strained or tense state often used in international or political contexts.

NounGroup 3 VerbIntransitive Verb

Examples

両国の間で緊張が高まっている。

Tensions are rising between the two countries.

貿易摩擦が緊張を生んだ。

Trade frictions have generated tensions.

地域間の緊張を和らげるための対話が行われた。

Dialogues were held to ease tensions between the regions.

3Muscle tone; physiological tension of muscles (a medical or physiological usage).

NounPhysiology

Examples

リハビリで筋肉の緊張を測る。

They measure muscle tone during rehabilitation.

長時間のストレスで首の緊張が強くなった。

Prolonged stress increased the tension in my neck muscles.

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