漢字道KANJIDO

11 strokesRadical

9Elementary year 211 strokesRadical
On
キョウ・ゴウ
Kun
つよ(い)
Meaning
strong

Origin

ORIGIN

弓 (sound) + 虫 (insect) — first a hard-jawed insect; it came to mean strong.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

キョウ強弱・強要・勉強
ゴウ強引・強情・強盗
つよい強い・強がる
つよまる強まる
つよめる強める
しいる強いる・無理強い

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 勉強べんきょう

    study

  • 強力きょうりょく

    powerful

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

力が 強いです。

He is strong.

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