| 1270 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1854 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 114 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1434 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1094 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1429 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1610 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1717 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1613 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 199 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2107 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1097 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1495 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1983 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2042 | Morohashi |
| 1673 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 497 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1964 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2115 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1311 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
sturdy, strength
- On:
- ゴウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1576 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 剛 【ゴウ】 strength, toughness, bravery, boldness
- 強情 【ゴウジョウ】 obstinate, stubborn, headstrong
- 強豪 【キョウゴウ】 overwhelming strength, extremely strong person, powerhouse, very strong player, very strong team
- 金剛 【コンゴウ】 vajra (indestructible substance), diamond, adamantine, thunderbolt, Indra's weapon, Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かた、 こう、 ご、 たか、 たけ、 たけし、 つよ、 つよし、 ひさ、 まさ、 よし
- Korean:
- gang
Spanish
- fuerte
- robusto
- inflexible
- rígido
Portuguese
- robusto
- vigor
French
- fermeté
- vigoureux
- force
| 3643 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2f8.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-2 | SKIP code |
| 7220.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-68 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 525b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
112 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
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
- 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 |