A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N4 · 11 strokes

Strong

Readings on: キョウ・ゴウ
Kun readings: つよ.い・つよ.まる・つよ.める・し.いる・こわ.い

強いつよい — strong

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 勉強べんきょう — education; discount Word card → Source
• 強力きょうりょく — strong; powerful Word card → Source
• 強盗ごうとう — burglary; burglary; thief Word card → Source
• 強調きょうちょう — emphasis; insistence; emphasis Word card → Source
• 強風きょうふう — strong wind Source
• 最強さいきょう — the strongest Source