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Japanese symbol for “forcefully”

Romaji: gyutto
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

In Japanese, forcefully is (gyutto).

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Meanings

  1. adv, vs tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

Written forms: . Readings: .

Other Japanese words for “forcefully”

WordReadingMeaning
ガラリ garari(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; flinging (open)
ぎりぎり girigiriforcefully; strongly; with effort
ゴリゴリ gorigoriforcibly (carry out); forcefully; in a pushy manner

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.