11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N4

strong

Kun'yomi
  • strong ②strong ③good (at) ④being able to handle
  • to get strong
  • to strengthen
  • to force
  • tough ②inflexible ③tired
On'yomi
  • キョウ
    a little over ②powerhouse ③upper (seismic intensity)
  • ゴウ
Nanori
  • すね

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

strong
つよ.い キョウ ゴウ (2nd, N4)
bow, bow (archery, violin)
ゆみ キュウ こ (2nd, N1)
although(雖) variant
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
insect, bug, temper
むし チュウ キ (1st, N2)
in, inside, middle
なか チュウ うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
rising stroke
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)

Contained In

Common Words

strong ②strong ③good (at) ④being able to handle
study ②diligence ③experience ④discount
to pretend to be tough
confident ②bullish (e.g. market)
powerful ②reassuring
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References

Unicode hex code 5F37
JIS X 0208 1-22-15
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1571
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1695
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 475
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 574
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 349
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O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1878
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 9815
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 100
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 217
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 217
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 192
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 170
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 111
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 201
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 133
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 111
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.11
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 611
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1243
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3h8.3
Four corner code 1323.6
De Roo Code 3571