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強

Kanji · JLPT N4 · Adjectives

強 Strong

On'yomi Chinese-derived reading

きょう、ごう

Mostly used when 強 combines with other kanji in compound words.

Kun'yomi native Japanese reading

つよい、つよまる、つよめる、しいる、こわい

Mostly used when 強 stands alone; the lighter kana are written after the kanji.

Strokes
11
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Primary year 2
Frequency
#112

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Kanji readings, meanings and frequency from KANJIDIC2, © Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. JLPT levels from Jonathan Waller's JLPT resources (CC BY).