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Bushu (Radical) Info: 弓 (ゆみ) – bow

Henshall Mnemonic: strong insect draws bow with its nose

Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #112 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:

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JLPT N5 Words

• 強い   [つよい]
  (adj) strong; powerful; mighty; potent   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 勉強   [べんきょう]
  (n,vs) (1) study; (2) diligence; (3) discount; reduction   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N3 Words

• 強調   [きょうちょう]
  (n,vs) emphasis; stress; stressed point   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 強盗   [ごうとう]
  (n) robbery; burglary   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 強力   [きょうりょく]
  (adj-na,n) powerful; strong   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N2 Words

• 強引   [ごういん]
  (adj-na,n) overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 強化   [きょうか]
  (n,vs) strengthen; intensify; reinforce; solidify   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 強気   [つよき]
  (adj-na,n) firm; strong   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 力強い   [ちからづよい]
  (adj) reassuring; emboldened   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N1 Words

• 強いて   [しいて]
  (adv) by force   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 強いる   [しいる]
  (v1) to force; to compel; to coerce   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 強まる   [つよまる]
  (v5r) to get strong; to gain strength   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 強める   [つよめる]
  (v1) to strengthen; to emphasize   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 強硬   [きょうこう]
  (adj-na,n) firm; vigorous; unbending; unyielding; strong; stubborn   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 強行   [きょうこう]
  (n,vs) forcing; enforcement   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 強制   [きょうせい]
  (n,vs) obligation; coercion; compulsion; enforcement   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 強請る   [ねだる]
  (v5r) to tease; to coax; to solicit; to demand   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 強烈   [きょうれつ]
  (adj-na,n) strong; intense; severe   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 増強   [ぞうきょう]
  (n) augment; reinforce; increase   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 補強   [ほきょう]
  (n,vs) compensation; reinforcement   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 心強い   [こころづよい]
  (adj) heartening; reassuring   [K] [D] [Jisho]

Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT

• 根強い   [ねづよい]
  (adj) firmly rooted; deep-seated   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 強さ   [つよさ]
  (n) strength; power   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 強ち   [あながち]
  (adv) (arch) not necessarily   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 強み   [つよみ]
  (n) forte   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 頑強   [がんきょう]
  (adj-na,n) dogged; tenacious; stubborn   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 強権   [きょうけん]
  (n) power of the state   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 強固   [きょうこ]
  (adj-na,n) firmness; stability; security; strength   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 強行採決   [きょうこうさいけつ]
  steamroller voting; steamrollering   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 強豪   [きょうごう]
  (adj-na,n) veteran; champion   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 強国   [きょうこく]
  (n) strong nation; powerful country   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 強弱   [きょうじゃく]
  (n) strength; power   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 強情   [ごうじょう]
  (adj-na,n) obstinacy; stubbornness   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 強壮   [きょうそう]
  (adj-na,n) able-bodied; robust; sturdy; strong   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 強打   [きょうだ]
  (n,vs) smiting   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 強大   [きょうだい]
  (adj-na,n) mighty; powerful   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 強奪   [ごうだつ]
  (n,vs) (1) pillage; plunder; extortion; (2) violence   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 強張る   [こわばる]
  (v5r) to stiffen   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 強敵   [きょうてき]
  (n) formidable enemy   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 強度   [きょうど]
  (adj-na,n) strength; intensity   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 強風   [きょうふう]
  (n) strong wind   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 強要   [きょうよう]
  (n) coercion; extortion   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 引っ張り剪断強度   [ひっぱりせんだんきょうど]
  peel strength (conductor from substrate)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 最強   [さいきょう]
  (n) strongest   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 粘り強い   [ねばりづよい]
  (adj) tenacious; persevering; persistent   [K] [D] [Jisho]

Find more details for 強 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC

Acknowledgments

The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.

NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.

The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.

Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.

The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.

If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.