強 Kanji – strong
The Japanese kanji 強 can mean strong.
Meaning and Readings
How is 強 read?
強 has the onyomi readings キョウ, ゴウ and the kunyomi readings つよい, つよまる, つよめる, しいる, こわい.
In romaji, these readings can be written as kyou, gou, tsuyoi, tsuyomaru, tsuyomeru, shiiru, kowai.
Common Japanese Words Using 強
These common Japanese words contain 強. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 頑強（がんきょう） — stubborn, dogged, persistent, tenacious
- 強い（つよい） — strong, potent, competent, domineering, tough
- 強いて（しいて） — by force
- 強いる（しいる） — to force, to compel, to coerce, to press, to impose
- 強さ（つよさ） — strength, power
- 強まる（つよまる） — to get strong, to gain strength
- 強み（つよみ） — forte, strong point
- 強める（つよめる） — to strengthen, to emphasize, to emphasise
- 強引（ごういん） — overbearing, coercive, pushy, forcible, high-handed
- 強化（きょうか） — strengthening, intensifying, reinforcement, enhancement, solidification
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