“Stress” in Japanese
Short answer
Stress in Japanese is “応力” (ouryoku). Full meaning: stress (e.g. on a mechanical part), tension.
Other ways to say “Stress” in Japanese
強勢
kyousei stress, accent, emphasis
ストレス
sutoresu stress
歪力
wairyoku stress, tension
強調
kyouchou emphasis, stress, highlighting, underlining, underscoring; accentuating (a feature or certain part), accenting; strong tone (of the market), firm tone
強音
kyouon accent, stress
力点
rikiten emphasis, stress, main point, importance; point of a lever where force is applied
圧力
atsuryoku pressure, stress; pressure (e.g. political), coercion, arm-twisting
語勢
gosei emphasis (e.g. placed on a word), stress, tone (of voice)
アクセント
akusento accent (on a syllable, word), stress, pitch accent; intonation, inflection, cadence; (language) accent (e.g. American, British)
生汗
namaase sweat caused by fear, stress, etc.
重点
juuten important point, emphasis, stress, importance, priority; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
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