強

strong

Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingキョウ、ゴウ

Kun readingつよ.い、つよ.まる、つよ.める、し.いる、こわ.い

JLPT level: N4 Jōyō Grade 2

Meanings

strongRtK
彼は普通の人より遥かに力が強い。His strength is much greater than that of an ordinary man.tatoeba
なお強調は引用者Please note that some letters are boldfaced by this article's author.wiki

to force
to compel
to coerce
to press
to impose

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical弓bow

Components

How it's built

強

Mnemonic (RtK)

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bow (弓) · elbow · insect (虫)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1321

Compound words

強いつよい

strong; potent; competent; domineering; tough

勉強するべんきょうする

study

強調きょうちょう

emphasis; stress; highlighting; underlining; underscoring

強盗ごうとう

robber; mugger; robbery; burglary

強力きょうりょく

powerful; strong

強引ごういん

overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

強化きょうか

strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification

firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising

強行きょうこう

forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement

強制きょうせい

compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement

強烈きょうれつ

strong; intense; severe

頑強がんきょう

stubborn; dogged; persistent; tenacious; tough

confident; assured; self-assured; firm; strong

強国きょうこく

strong nation; powerful country

強弱きょうじゃく

strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness

強壮きょうそう

able-bodied; robust; sturdy; strong

強打きょうだ

heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack

強大きょうだい

mighty; powerful

強奪ごうだつ

robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder

強敵きょうてき

formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy

On Reading Examples

心理学を勉強すればするほど面白いと思えてきたんだ。べんきょう

The more I studied psychology, the more interesting it seemed to me.tatoeba

彼は常に強者に対抗して弱者を味方にした。きょうしゃ

He was always on the side of the weak against the strong.tatoeba

彼は強力な競争相手を打ち破った。きょうりょく

He defeated his powerful antagonists.tatoeba

日本は経済的に強力な国家になった。きょうりょく

Japan has economically become a powerful nation.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

彼は非常に強い、あまり強くてだれも彼には打ち勝てない。つよい

He is very strong--so much so that no one can defeat him.tatoeba

彼は彼女の愛情の強さに圧倒された。つよい

He was overwhelmed by the intensity of her love.tatoeba

彼は背が高くて強い人です。つよい

He is tall and strong.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は弁護士になるために日夜勉強に励んだ。

He studied day and night with a view to becoming a lawyer.tatoeba

彼は弁護士になるために昼も夜も勉強した。

He studied day and night so that he might become a lawyer.tatoeba

彼は弁護士になるために、一生懸命勉強している。

He is studying hard so that he may become a lawyer.tatoeba

彼は勉強熱心である。

He is diligent in his studies.tatoeba

自然法的理解の強調

Emphasis on understanding of natural lawwiki

強盗に刺殺される。

He was stabbed to death by a robber.wiki

夜討強盗山賊海賊の検断

Trial for night attack burglars, bandits, and pirateswiki

集団の統率力を強化した。

This strengthened his leadership among the cohort of pirates.wiki

3. 他の氏族との関係強化

3. Strengthening of relationship with other clanwiki

彼はからかい半分で強引に道場に連れ込んだ。

He teasingly pulled Motsugai into the training hall by force.wiki

しかし岩龍はこう言って強引に舟島に渡った。

However, Ganryu didn't listen to the advice and took a boat to Funa-shima Island.wiki

院殿上除目の強行

Forceful Execution of Jimoku (appointment ceremony) in the In's Palace (Retired Emperor's Palace)wiki

酒屋は淀川の舟の中や、京都で会議を強行。

The sake breweries forced to hold the conference on a ship on the Yodo-gawa River or in Kyoto.wiki

新政府側の強硬論と寛典論

Hard-line and lenient treatment policies administered by the new governmentwiki

今回は幕府の対応は強硬だった。

On this occasion the bakufu took strong measures.wiki

住民は強制的に立ち退き

Residents in those areas were forcibly ordered to move out of their homes.wiki

住民は強制的に立ち退き。

Residents were forcibly ordered to move out of their homes.wiki

また、両神の姿を強烈に印象付ける。

At the same time, the figures of the gods make a strong impactwiki

阪急ブレーブスのファンであり、強烈なアンチ巨人。

He was a fan of the Hankyu Braves and extremely anti Giants.wiki

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 強

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