strong, powerful
On'yomi (音読み)
- キョウ
- ゴウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- つよ.い
- つよ.める
- し.いる
About this kanji
The kanji 強, pronounced as "kyou" or "tsuyoi," primarily means "strong" or "powerful." You can see it in common adjectives like 強い (tsuyoi), which means "strong." It also appears in nouns like 強化 (kyouka), meaning "strengthening," and 強調 (kyouchou), which translates to "emphasis." Another important compound is 強盗 (goutou), meaning "robbery." In sentences, it can function both as an adjective to describe strength and as part of nouns that refer to actions or concepts related to power. Note that when used in its native form, it can change slightly in pronunciation depending on the context.
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Example sentences
彼は強い選手です。
He is a strong player.
Meanings across languages
- English
- strong, powerful
- Tiếng Việt
- mạnh mẽ, khỏe
- 日本語
- 強い, 強さ
- 한국어
- 강한, 강력한
- 中文
- 强, 有力
- id
- kuat, pernah
- th
- แข็งแรง, ทรงพลัง
- es
- fuerte, poderoso
- fr
- fort, puissant
- de
- stark, mächtig
- pt
- forte, poderoso
Common compounds
- 強いつよいstrong
- 強化きょうかstrengthening, enhancement
- 強調きょうちょうemphasis, stress
- 強盗ごうとうrobbery, burglary
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