Onyomi: キョウ, ゴウ · Kunyomi: こわ.い, し.いる, つよ.い, つよ.まる, つよ.める · Meanings: strong
Kanji for strong
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The kanji 強 combines the bow radical (弓) with the character for “bowed” or “strain” (虽), symbolizing strength and force. In ancient times, it represented the act of pulling a bow tightly, showing power and effort. 強 came to mean strong, powerful, or to strengthen, capturing physical force, resilience, and determination.
A tightly pulled bow — 強 means strong, powerful, or to strengthen.
Imagine pulling a bow with all your strength — that’s 強, the kanji for strength, power, and resilience.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 強 | きょう | a little over, a little more than | Suffix |
| 強盗 | ごうとう | robber, mugger | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 強い | つよい | strong, potent, competent, domineering, tough | common JLPT-N5 I-adjective (keiyoushi) |
| 強化 | きょうか | strengthening, intensifying, reinforcement, enhancement, solidification | common JLPT-N2 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 強制 | きょうせい | compulsion, coercion, forcing (to do), enforcement | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 強力 | きょうりょく | powerful, strong | common JLPT-N3 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun |
| 強調 | きょうちょう | emphasis, stress, highlighting, underlining, underscoring | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 強引 | ごういん | overbearing, coercive, pushy, forcible, high-handed | common JLPT-N2 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun |
| 強気 | つよき | confident, assured, self-assured, firm, strong, cocksure | common JLPT-N2 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun |
| 強烈 | きょうれつ | strong, intense, severe | common JLPT-N1 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun |