Japanese symbol for “insisting”
強弁
きょうべん
Romaji: kyouben
insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence; far-fetched argument; arguing against all reason
In Japanese, insisting is 強弁, read きょうべん (kyouben).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence; far-fetched argument; arguing against all reason
Written forms: 強弁、強辯. Readings: きょうべん.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “insisting”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| と言って聞かない | といってきかない toittekikanai | insisting |
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 |
| 弁護士 | べんごし bengoshi | lawyer; attorney |
| 弁当 | べんとう bentou | bento; Japanese box lunch |
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.