Japanese symbol for “forceful”
力強い
ちからづよい
Romaji: chikarazuyoi
powerful; strong; forceful; vigorous
In Japanese, forceful is 力強い, read ちからづよい (chikarazuyoi).
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Meanings
- adj-i powerful; strong; forceful; vigorous
- adj-i reassuring; encouraging
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “forceful”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 盛大 | せいだい seidai | forceful; powerful; vigorous |
| きつい | きつい kitsui | determined; strong-minded; forceful |
| 強行的 | きょうこうてき kyoukouteki | forceful |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 協力 | きょうりょく kyouryoku | cooperation; collaboration; help |
| 能力 | のうりょく nouryoku | ability; faculty |
| 努力 | どりょく doryoku | effort; exertion; endeavour |
| 魅力 | みりょく miryoku | charm; fascination; glamour |
| 電力 | でんりょく denryoku | electric power |
| 全力 | ぜんりょく zenryoku | all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost |
| 勉強 | べんきょう benkyou | study |
| 強化 | きょうか kyouka | strengthening; 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.