強

Strong

WaniKani level 7 JLPT N4 Joyo grade 2Top 500 · #11211 strokes

Meanings

Strong

On'yomi

きょう、ごう

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

つよ.い、つよ.まる、つよ.める、し.いる、こわ.い

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

強 is written in 11 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

強 (Strong) is taught on WaniKani at level 7 and appears in the JLPT N4 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 2 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #112 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 11 strokes.

Other kanji at WaniKani level 7

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Words using 強

頑強がんきょうstubborn 強いつよいstrong 強いてしいてby force 強いるしいるto force 強さつよさstrength 強まるつよまるto get strong 強みつよみforte 強めるつよめるto strengthen 強引ごういんoverbearing 強化きょうかstrengthening 強気つよきconfident 強硬きょうこうfirm 強行きょうこうforcing (e.g. a vote)強国きょうこくstrong nation 強弱きょうじゃくstrength and weakness 強制きょうせいcompulsion

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