Entry
  1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

    to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent

    その会社の株の仕手戦は、倒産の危機が差し迫っていることを隠す方便にすぎなかった。
    The big promotion of that company's stock was just a cover-up to hide their impending bankruptcy.
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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

distinction, difference, variation, discrepancy, margin, balance

Kun
さ.すさ.し
On
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
449 of 2500
Radical
work
WaniKani
Level 24

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
3-7-3, 2-2-8, 2-3-7, 2-6-4SKIP code
2o8.4The Kanji Dictionary
8021.1Four corner code
972deroo
5deeUnicode hex code
1-26-25JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3662Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1537New Nelson (John Haig)
3311New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4104Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2082Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2821Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
554Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
593Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
614A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1164Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
662Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
8732Morohashi
482A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
658Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
669Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
399sakade
492Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
508henshall3
544Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
674Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
553Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
560Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
chai1, cha1, cha4, ci1Pinyin reading
cha, chiKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
24WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

urge, force, imminent, spur on

Kun
せま.る
On
ハク
Strokes
8
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
773 of 2500
Radical
walk
WaniKani
Level 27

Built from

Used in names as

さこせこはさはさまはざま

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
3-3-5SKIP code
2q5.5The Kanji Dictionary
3630.0Four corner code
878deroo
8febUnicode hex code
1-39-87JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4676Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6031New Nelson (John Haig)
3074New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3815Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1953Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2647Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
282Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
300Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
842A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
747Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1411Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38797PMorohashi
1697A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1175Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1233Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1805Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1218Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
964Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
684Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
288Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
po4, pai3Pinyin reading
bagKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
27WaniKani level