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N4 · 11 strokes · — · Irodori #86 · Starter L17

強

strong

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Readings

On’yomi
キョウ、ゴウ
Kun’yomi
こわ・い、し・いる、つよ・い、つよ・まる、つよ・める

Example words

  • 強

    きょう

    a little over; a little more than

  • 強盗

    ごうとう

    robber; mugger

  • 強い

    つよい

    strong; potent

  • 強化

    きょうか

    strengthening; intensifying

Memory aids

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How to remember

👁Shape

A bow (弓) + insect (虫) — even a small bug pulls its bowstring; strong.

🧩Components

Remember "strong" (強) by connecting it to its Irodori vocabulary context.

📖Anchor word

勉強します (べんきょうします) — your first meeting with this kanji in Irodori.

🔊Readings

First learned in 勉強します (べんきょうします) — recall the word to unlock the reading. Kun'yomi: こわ・い、し・いる、つよ・い、つよ・まる、つよ・める — often used in native Japanese words. On'yomi: キョウ、ゴウ — common in compound words (熟語).