Jisho

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頑

13 strokes
Radical:
leaf 頁
Parts:
二 儿 ハ 元 目 貝 頁
stubborn, foolish, firmly
Kun:
かたく.な
On:
ガン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1247 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 頑張って 【ガンバッテ】 do your best, go for it, hang in there, keep at it
  • 頑固 【ガンコ】 stubborn, obstinate, pigheaded

Kun reading compounds

  • 頑な 【かたくな】 obstinate, stubborn, mulish, die-hard, bigoted

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wan2
Korean:
wan

Spanish

  • terco
  • testarudo
  • firmemente

Portuguese

  • tolo
  • teimoso
  • firmamente

French

  • opiniâtre
  • tenace
  • têtu
  • obstination
  • stupide
1119 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1922 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5122 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1898 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1848 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2001 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1644 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1885 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1315 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
712 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
953 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
61 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
43374 Morohashi
1040 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6624 New Nelson (John Haig)
61 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
65 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1688 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3061 2001 Kanji
9a4.6 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-9 SKIP code
1128.6 Four corner code
1-20-72 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9811 Unicode hex code

強

11 strokes
Radical:
bow 弓
Parts:
厶 弓 虫
strong
Kun:
つよ.い、 つよ.まる、 つよ.める、 し.いる、 こわ.い
On:
キョウ、 ゴウ
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