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Japanese symbol for “forceful”

Romaji: chikarazuyoi
powerful; strong; forceful; vigorous

In Japanese, forceful is , read (chikarazuyoi).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-i powerful; strong; forceful; vigorous
  2. adj-i reassuring; encouraging

Kanji and stroke order

power, strength, strong
on: リョク、リキ、リイ
kun: ちから
2 strokes · JLPT 3
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

Other Japanese words for “forceful”

WordReadingMeaning
せいだい seidaiforceful; powerful; vigorous
きつい kitsuidetermined; strong-minded; forceful
きょうこうてき kyoukoutekiforceful

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
きょうりょく kyouryokucooperation; collaboration; help
のうりょく nouryokuability; faculty
どりょく doryokueffort; exertion; endeavour
みりょく miryokucharm; fascination; glamour
でんりょく denryokuelectric power
ぜんりょく zenryokuall one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
べんきょう benkyoustudy
きょうか kyoukastrengthening; intensifying; reinforcement

See also: Chinese symbol for “forceful”.

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.

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