Memory phrase for the character: 強
強
Meaning
strong Pronunciation
KYŌ, GŌ tsuyo i , shi iru
Explanation Left: bow 弓, right: nose ム and insect 虫 (body 口 and sting ム of an insect)
Mnemonic
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To target with the bow the nose of an insect: That is strong! Radicals
弓
bow Pictograph: bow without string.
ム
nose This radical is typically understood as a nose in a lateral view from the left.
虫
insect The body 口 and the sting ム of an insect
Vocabulary
強い つよい
strong, powerful, potent
7321
強いる しいる
to force, to compel, to coerce
2379
勉強 べんきょう
study, diligence, discount, reduction
1066
強盗 ごうとう
robbery, burglary
2388
力強い ちからづよい
reassuring, emboldened
1031
補強 ほきょう
compensation, reinforcement
5335
心強い こころづよい
heartening, reassuring
2496
強調 きょうちょう
emphasis, stress, stressed point
2391
強行 きょうこう
forcing, enforcement
2390
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