迫 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning

urge, force, imminent, spur on

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ハクJHS
Kun (native)
  • せま(る)JHS
Nanori (used in names)
  • さこ
  • せこ
  • はさ
  • はさま
  • はざま
Other languages
  • 拼音po4
  • 拼音pai3
  • 한글bag
  • Hán-ViệtBách

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
8 strokes
Radical
辵(しんにょう)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+8FEB

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): enclosure ⿺辶白

Words using this kanji

  • 迫るせまるto approach, to draw near, to be imminent, to press (someone for something)
  • 迫力はくりょく人の心に迫ってくるような力。impressiveness, impact, force, intensity
  • 迫害はくがい弱い立場の者に危害を加え苦しめること。persecution, oppression
  • 迫撃はくげき標的に接近して射撃すること。close attack
  • 迫撃砲はくげきほう簡単な構造で射角が大きい火砲。mortar
  • 迫真はくしん真に迫ること。realistic, true to life
  • 迫持せりもちarch
  • 迫りせりstage elevator, trapdoor
  • 迫石せりいしvoussoir, arch-stone, ring stone
  • 迫元せりもとchaptrel, impost, springing
  • 迫台せりだいabutment
  • 迫害者はくがいしゃpersecutor
  • 迫力満点はくりょくまんてんfull impact, packing a punch
  • 迫り来るせまりくるto be imminent, to loom, to be approaching, to be impending

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
3-3-5
Four Corner
3630.0
Spahn–Hadamitzky
2q5.5
Heisig
300
Nelson
4676