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 sideview that is seen 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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