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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
JōyōGrade 2
  1. to force
  2. to compel
  3. to coerce
  4. to press
  5. to impose

Popular Usage

強い勉強する強調強力強盗強化強引強行強硬強制強烈

Radicals and components

Radical弓bowComponents

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
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
強硬きょうこう
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
強さつよさ
strength; power
強みつよみ
forte; strong point
強気つよき
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
強度きょうど
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
強風きょうふう
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
強要きょうよう
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force

Stroke Order

11 strokes

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