Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 2

JLPT level: N4

112 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 11

Meaning: strong

Kunyomi: つよ.い つよ.まる つよ.める し.いる こわ.い

Onyomi: キョウ ゴウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: ゆみへん

Meaning: bow

Strokes: 3

Examples

Examples with audio

する(べんきょうする)   study

化する(きょうかする)   strengthen

力な(きょうりょくな)   powerful

情な(ごうじょうな)   obstinate

引な(ごういんな)   coercive

盗(ごうとう)   robbery

い(つよい)   strong

まる(つよまる)   get strong [v.i.]

める(つよめる)   strengthen [v.t.]

いる(しいる)   force, compel

Onyomi Examples

キョウ a little over, a little more than, powerhouse, one of the biggest, one of the most powerful, upper (seismic intensity)

キョウカ strengthening, intensifying, reinforcement, enhancement, solidification

レッキョウ major powers of the world, great powers

クッキョウ robust, brawny, muscular, strong, sturdy

ゴウトウ robber, mugger, robbery, burglary

ゴウイン overbearing, coercive, pushy, forcible, high-handed

Kunyomi Examples

つよい strong, potent, competent, domineering, tough, strong, brawny, powerful, healthy, rugged, good (at), skilled, knowledgeable, being able to handle, know how to deal (with), durable (against), resistant (to), resilient, firm, rigid, solid, intense, strong, fierce, high, dependable, trustworthy

い心 つよいこころ stout heart, strong mind

まる つよまる to get strong, to gain strength

める つよめる to strengthen, to emphasize, to emphasise

いる しいる to force, to compel, to coerce, to press, to impose

こわい tough, stiff, hard, inflexible, obstinate, stubborn, tired, worn out

こわめし glutinous rice with red beans (eaten on celebratory occasions), mochi rice with red beans