Jisho

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11 strokes
Radical:
bow
Parts:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
112 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 強 【キョウ】 a little over, a little more than, strength, the strong, powerhouse, one of the biggest, one of the most powerful, -upper (seismic intensity)
  • 強化 【キョウカ】 strengthening, intensifying, reinforcement, enhancement, solidification, reinforcement
  • 列強 【レッキョウ】 major powers of the world, great powers
  • 屈強 【クッキョウ】 robust, brawny, muscular, strong, sturdy
  • 強盗 【ゴウトウ】 robber, mugger, robbery, burglary
  • 強引 【ゴウイン】 overbearing, coercive, pushy, forcible, high-handed

Kun reading compounds

  • 強い 【つよい】 strong, potent, competent, domineering, tough, strong, brawny, powerful, healthy, rugged, good (at), skilled, knowledgeable, being able to handle, know how to deal (with), durable (against), resistant (to), resilient, firm, rigid, solid, intense, strong, fierce, high, dependable, trustworthy
  • 強い雨 【つよいあめ】 heavy rain (specifically 20-29 mm per hour in JMA use)
  • 強まる 【つよまる】 to get strong, to gain strength
  • 強める 【つよめる】 to strengthen, to emphasize, to emphasise
  • 強いる 【しいる】 to force, to compel, to coerce, to press, to impose
  • 強い 【こわい】 tough, stiff, hard, inflexible, obstinate, stubborn, tired, worn out
  • 強飯 【こわめし】 glutinous rice with red beans (eaten on celebratory occasions), mochi rice with red beans

Readings

Japanese names:
すね
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qiang2, jiang4, qiang3
Korean:
gang

Spanish

  • fuerte
  • coacción
  • poderoso
  • obligar
  • forzar
  • coaccionar

Portuguese

  • Forte
  • poderoso
  • forçar

French

  • fort
192 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
111 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
100 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
112 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1571 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
332 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
170 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1878 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.11 Japanese for Busy People
217 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
217 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
111 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
611 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
574 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
349 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
432 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1243 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
9815 Morohashi
475 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1695 New Nelson (John Haig)
1235 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1321 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
133 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
201 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3571 2001 Kanji
3h8.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-8 SKIP code
1323.6 Four corner code
1-22-15 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5f37 Unicode hex code

15 strokes
Radical:
sun, day
Parts:
outburst, rave, fret, force, violence, cruelty, outrage
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
692 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 暴 【ボウ】 violence, force
  • 暴挙 【ボウキョ】 violence, reckless action, (an) outrage
  • 無謀 【ムボウ】 reckless, thoughtless, rash, ill-advised, impulsive, mad (e.g. scheme)
  • 凶暴 【キョウボウ】 ferocious, brutal, atrocious, savage, barbarous
  • 暴露 【バクロ】 disclosure, exposure, revelation
  • 暴露戦術 【バクロセンジュツ】 exposure tactics, muckraking tactics

Kun reading compounds

  • 暴く 【あばく】 to disclose, to divulge, to expose, to open (a grave), to dig out
  • 暴れる 【あばれる】 to act violently, to rage, to struggle, to be riotous

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bao4, pu4
Korean:
pog, po

Spanish

  • violento
  • salvaje
  • exponer
  • divulgar
  • alborotar
  • encolerizarse
  • revelar

Portuguese

  • explosão
  • enfurecer
  • preocupação
  • força
  • violência
  • crueldade
  • escandalo

French

  • explosion
  • rage
  • agitation
  • force
  • violence
  • cruauté
  • outrage
  • dévoiler
871 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
814 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
793 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
821 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2157 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
833 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
607 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1014 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1052 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1043 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
982 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3138 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1609 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2194 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1819 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14137 Morohashi
2515 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2511 New Nelson (John Haig)
1801 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1941 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
812 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3842 2001 Kanji
4c11.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-4-11 SKIP code
2-8-7 SKIP code
6013.2 Four corner code
1-43-29 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
66b4 Unicode hex code