The kanji 迫: meaning, readings and stroke order

迫

Meaning: approach, press
On reading: ハク haku
Kun reading: せま（る） semaru
Strokes: 8
Radical: 辵 walk
Level: Level 7 · junior high school

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: áp sát, thúc ép (bách)
Japanese: せまる。ちかづく。
Korean: 다가오다, 닥치다 (박)
Chinese: 逼近、紧迫

Readings, words and example sentences

ハク haku · on reading · less common

迫はく力りょく
power, impact
迫はく力りょくのある場面でした。
It was a very powerful scene.

せま（る） semaru · kun reading

迫せまる
to draw near
しめきりが 迫せまって きました。
The deadline is getting close.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.