Lexical entry

テンション

tenshon

A person's mood, excitement level, or sense of tension or strain.

Qualities & ConceptsPure GairaigoSemantic ShiftSource uncertain

Meaning

In colloquial use, it can mean someone's spirits or energy level, often just a good mood or excitement. It also has the more technical sense of physical or mental tension.

colloquial mood or energy level
physical or mental tension

Examples

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エネルギー

Energy, strength, or stamina; also physical energy in the science sense.

ベクトル

A quantity with both magnitude and direction, or the direction of one's goals.

リアクション

An action or response to a specific stimulus or event.

Evidence and Provenance

Data source: JMdict_english
Revision: JMdict.2026-04-17
Review flags: ambiguous-sense, possible-wasei, jlpt-borderline
Active language: English