Memory phrase for the Kanji: 強

強

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Meaning strong

Pronunciation

KYŌ, GŌ
tsuyoi, shiiru

Explanation

Left: bow 弓, right: nose ム and insect 虫 (body 口 and sting ム of an insect)

Mnemonic
 
To target with the bow the nose of an insect: That is strong!

Radicals

弓 bowPictograph: bow without string.
ム noseThis radical is typically understood as a nose in a lateral view from the left.
虫 insectThe body 口 and the sting ム of an insect
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 Vocabulary

強い つよい  strong, powerful, potent
強いる しいる  to force, to compel, to coerce
勉強 べんきょう  study, diligence, discount, reduction
強盗 ごうとう  robbery, burglary
力強い ちからづよい  reassuring, emboldened
補強 ほきょう  compensation, reinforcement
心強い こころづよい  heartening, reassuring
強調 きょうちょう  emphasis, stress, stressed point
強行 きょうこう  forcing, enforcement

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