Memory phrase for the Kanji: 強


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Meaning

strong

Pronunciation

KYŌ, GŌ
tsuyoi, shiiru

Explanation

Left: bow , right: nose and insect

Mnemonic

To target with the bow the nose of an insect (The body and the sting of an insect.): That is strong!

Radicals

bowPictograph: bow without string.
noseIs typically understood as a nose in a sideview which is directed to the left.
insectThe body and the sting of an insect.
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Vocabulary

 上京  じょうきょう  
 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
 強まる  つよまる  to get strong, to gain strength
 強める  つよめる  to strengthen, to emphasize
 強制  きょうせい  obligation, coercion, compulsion, enforcement


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