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Coercion White Road Urge 迫 ハク せま.る さこ

Kanji
Onyomi ハク
Kunyomi せま.る
Nanori さこ, せ, せこ, はさ, はさま, はざま
English urge, force, imminent, spur on
Examples 迫る(せまる): (1) to approach; to draw near; to be imminent (2) to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
脅迫(きょうはく): threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
迫害(はくがい): persecution
圧迫(あっぱく): pressure; coercion; oppression
JLPT Level 1
Jouyou Grade S
Frequency 773
Components 白: white
辶: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162)
Number of Strokes 8
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 162
Radical Strokes 7
Radical Reading しんにょう・しんにゅう
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 形声 Phonetic
Keyword urge
Koohii Story 1 When you have the URGE to go to White Castle, you know it´s time to hit the road.
Koohii Story 2 When you start down the road of cocaine, you´re sure to feel some pretty bad URGEs soon.
RTK Index (new) 300

Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq751-1000

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