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きんちょう
kinchou
Tension, mental strain, nervousness
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緊張
きんちょう
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Tension, mental strain, nervousness
kinchou
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JLPT Level N2
Upper-Intermediate · ~6,000 vocab · Natural speech
Kana きんちょう
Romaji kinchou
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What does 緊張 mean in Japanese?
The word 緊張 (きんちょう) means "tension, mental strain, nervousness" in Japanese. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary.
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What JLPT level is 緊張?
緊張 is a JLPT N2 vocabulary item. Upper-Intermediate · ~6,000 vocab · Natural speech
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