Moto 強: StrongKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- キョウ、ゴウ
- Kun'yomi
- つよ(い)、つよ(まる)、つよ(める)、し(いる)、こわ(い)
- Level
- JLPT N4Jōyō, grade 2
- Words
- 398 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (キョウ・ゴウ)
- 強化きょうかstrengthening; intensifying
- 勉強べんきょうstudy
- 強制きょうせいcompulsion; coercion
- 強力きょうりょくpowerful; strong
- 強硬きょうこうfirm; strong
- 強盗ごうとうrobber; mugger
- 強烈きょうれつstrong; intense
- 強引ごういんoverbearing; coercive
- 増強ぞうきょうreinforcement; augmentation
- 強豪きょうごうoverwhelming strength; extremely strong person
- 強風きょうふうstrong wind; high wind
- 補強ほきょうreinforcement; strengthening
- 最強さいきょうstrongest
- 強打きょうだsmiting; blow
- 強固きょうこfirm; strong
- 強行きょうこうforcing; enforcement
- 強行採決きょうこうさいけつsteamroller voting; steamrollering
- 強度きょうどstrength; intensity
- 強権きょうけんstrong power of the state; iron fist
- 強大きょうだいmighty; powerful
- 強敵きょうてきformidable enemy; strong enemy
- 強要きょうようcoercion; extortion
- 列強れっきょうmajor powers of the world; great powers
- 勉強中べんきょうちゅうwhile studying
- 富国強兵ふこくきょうへいenrich the country, strengthen the army (Meiji era government slogan)
- 屈強くっきょうrobust; brawny
- 弱肉強食じゃくにくきょうしょくsurvival of the fittest; the law of the jungle
- 強制的きょうせいてきforced; compulsory
- 強国きょうこくstrong nation; powerful country
- 強圧きょうあつpressure; duress
- 強壮きょうそうable-bodied; robust
- 強奪ごうだつpillage; seizure
- 強姦ごうかんrape; sexual assault
- 強弁きょうべんinsisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence
- 強弱きょうじゃくstrength and weakness; (degree of) strength
- 強情ごうじょうobstinate; stubborn
- 強者きょうしゃstrong person; the strong
- 強肩きょうけんstrong throwing arm
- 強行軍きょうこうぐんforced march
- 強襲きょうしゅうassault; violent attack
- 強調きょうちょうemphasis; highlight
- 強迫観念きょうはくかんねんobsession; unreasonable but compulsive idea
- 強震きょうしんsevere earthquake
- 強靭きょうじんtough; strong
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 強さつよさstrength; power
- 強気つよきconfident; assured
- 強めるつよめるto strengthen; to emphasize
- 強みつよみforte; strong point
- 力強いちからづよいpowerful; strong
- 粘り強いねばりづよいtenacious; persevering
- 強いつよいstrong; potent
- 強いるしいるto force; to compel
- 強いてしいてby force
- 強がりつよがりshow of courage; bluff
- 強まるつよまるto get strong; to gain strength
- 強含みつよふくみstrengthening; strong tone
- 強張るこわばるto stiffen; to become stiff
- 強火つよびhigh flame (cooking); high heat
Other readings
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