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Japanese symbol for “coercive”

Romaji: gouin
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible

In Japanese, coercive is , read (gouin).

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Meanings

  1. adj-na, n overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

Kanji and stroke order

strong
on: キョウ、ゴウ
kun: つよ.い、つよ.まる、つよ.める、し.いる
11 strokes · JLPT 3
pull, tug, jerk
on: イン
kun: ひ.く、ひ.ける
4 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “coercive”

WordReadingMeaning
いあつてき iatsutekicoercive; overbearing
きょうあつてき kyouatsutekihigh-handed; strong-armed; oppressive

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
べんきょう benkyoustudy
きょうか kyoukastrengthening; intensifying; reinforcement
つよい tsuyoistrong; potent; competent
きょうせい kyouseicompulsion; coercion; forcing (to do)
きょうりょく kyouryokupowerful; strong
さいきょう saikyoustrongest
とりひき torihikitransactions; dealings; business
いんたい intairetirement

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.