Japanese symbol for “forcing”
強行
きょうこう
Romaji: kyoukou
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
In Japanese, forcing is 強行, read きょうこう (kyoukou).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “forcing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 強制 | きょうせい kyousei | compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do) |
| 無理強い | むりじい murijii | forcing; compulsion; coercion |
| 促成栽培 | そくせいさいばい sokuseisaibai | forcing (plants, vegetables, etc.); artificially hastening the growth of plants (by controlling heat, light, etc.) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 勉強 | べんきょう benkyou | study |
| 強化 | きょうか kyouka | strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement |
| 強い | つよい tsuyoi | strong; potent; competent |
| 強制 | きょうせい kyousei | compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do) |
| 強力 | きょうりょく kyouryoku | powerful; strong |
| 最強 | さいきょう saikyou | strongest |
| 行動 | こうどう koudou | action; conduct; behaviour |
| 行う | おこなう okonau | to perform; to do; to conduct oneself |
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.