強い

Meanings

1. strong; potent; competent; domineering; tough
2. strong; brawny; powerful; healthy; rugged
3. good (at); skilled; knowledgeable
4. being able to handle; know how to deal (with); durable (against); resistant (to); resilient
5. firm; rigid; solid

Part of speech: i-adjective

Kanji

• 強

  Meanings

  strong

  On reading

  キョウ、ゴウ

  Kun reading

  つよ.い、つよ.まる、つよ.める、し.いる、こわ.い

  Strokes

  11

Example sentences

• その釣り人は釣り糸に強い引きを感じた。

  The angler felt a strong tug on the line.

  Tatoeba #207720 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 象というものは強い動物である。

  An elephant is a strong animal.

  Tatoeba #146313 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• この布地は洗濯に強い。

  This material will stand up to lots of washings.

  Tatoeba #220072 · CC BY 2.0 FR