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

13 strokes
Radical:
meat 肉 (⺼)
Parts:
西
loins, hips, waist, low wainscoting
Kun:
こし
On:
ヨウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1306 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 腰 【コシ】 counter for swords, hakama, obi, etc. worn around the waist, counter for quivers of arrows
  • 腰痛 【ヨウツウ】 lower back pain, lumbago
  • 細腰 【サイヨウ】 slender hips, slim waist
  • 柳腰 【ヤナギゴシ】 slim waist, slender figure, willowy figure, waist of a willow tree

Kun reading compounds

  • 腰 【こし】 lower back, waist, hips, lumbar region, body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.), resilience, spring
  • 腰 【こし】 counter for swords, hakama, obi, etc. worn around the waist, counter for quivers of arrows
  • お腰 【おこし】 buttocks, lower back, waist, hips, kimono underskirt
  • 太刀二腰 【たちふたこし】 two swords

Readings

Japanese names:
うすぐ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yao1
Korean:
yo

Spanish

  • caderas
  • cintura
  • anca
  • ijada
  • lomo

Portuguese

  • lombo
  • cadeiras
  • cintura
  • quadris

French

  • reins
  • hanche
  • taille
  • lambris à hauteur de taille
1879 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1168 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3799 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1009 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
851 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2090 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1298 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1373 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1087 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1041 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1311 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
711 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
952 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1619 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
29705X Morohashi
1036 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4850 New Nelson (John Haig)
1605 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1731 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1633 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3969 2001 Kanji
4b9.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-9 SKIP code
7124.4 Four corner code
1-25-88 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8170 Unicode hex code