Japanese symbol for “strengthening”
強化
きょうか
Romaji: kyouka
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement
In Japanese, strengthening is 強化, read きょうか (kyouka).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
- n, vs, vt reinforcement (psych)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “strengthening”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 補強 | ほきょう hokyou | reinforcement; strengthening |
| 増強 | ぞうきょう zoukyou | reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening |
| 錬成 | れんせい rensei | training; drilling; strengthening |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 勉強 | べんきょう benkyou | study |
| 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 |
| 文化 | ぶんか bunka | culture; civilization; civilisation |
| 変化 | へんか henka | change; variation; alteration |
| 悪化 | あっか akka | deterioration; getting worse; worsening |
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.