緊張
きんちょう
hepburn kinchou
nervousness, tension
Part of speech · noun / suru-verb
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Examples
- 試験の前はいつも緊張します。I always get nervous before an exam.
- 大勢の前で話すと緊張します。I get nervous when I speak in front of a crowd.
Collocations
緊張する緊張が解ける緊張感緊張して話す緊張がほぐれる
Mnemonic
緊張 kinchou — 緊 (taut, tight) + 張 (to stretch, to pull). 緊 is being drawn tight, 張 is stretching — mind and body pulled taut — tension, nervousness. A suru-verb. It often arises with situations of facing others, like 報告 or 発表 — 発表の前に緊張する.
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