JLPT N4 · 11 strokes
Kanji 強: "strong"
The kanji 強 means "strong". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read キョウ, ゴウ in on'yomi and つよ.い, つよ.まる, つよ.める, し.いる, こわ.い in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キョウゴウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
つよ.いつよ.まるつよ.めるし.いるこわ.い
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | strong |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 112 of 2,501 |
Common words with 強
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 強いstrong; potent; competent; domineering · strong; brawny; powerful; healthy
- 勉強study · diligence; working hard
- 強引overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible
- 強力powerful; strong
- 強化strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement · reinforcement
- 力強いpowerful; strong; forceful; vigorous · reassuring; encouraging
- 強烈strong; intense; severe
- 強めるto strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
- 強調emphasis; stress; highlighting; underlining · accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting
- 最強strongest
- 強制compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
- 心強いheartening; reassuring
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