The Japanese kanji for strong: 強
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The kanji for strong: 強
A bow (弓) with an insect (虫): the hard-shelled, the strong.
強
- Meaning
- strong
- Kun reading
- tsuyo(i) (Japanese)
- On reading
- KYŌ (from Chinese)
- Strokes
- 11
書き順Stroke order
強 is written in 11 strokes, in this order. The red line is the new stroke at each step. Japanese is written top to bottom and left to right, and the order matters: it is what makes handwriting flow.
Stroke data from KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
使い方In everyday Japanese
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 勉強 | benkyō | study, literally pushing yourself |
| 強風 | kyōfū | a strong wind |
敬意Wearing it
Strong. It can also mean 'forced', but on its own nearly everyone reads strength.
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