毅 — kanji meaning “strong”
毅
strong
- Meanings
- strong
- On'yomi
- キ (ki)、ギ (gi)
- Kun'yomi
- つよ.い
- Name readings
- つよし、こわし、たけし、たけ、はたす、あつし
- Strokes
- 15
- School grade
- 9
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1770 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 79
- Chinese reading
- yì — Chinese character page
Words with 毅
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 剛毅 | ごうき gouki | fortitude; firmness of character; sturdiness |
| 毅然 | きぜん kizen | resolute; firm; dauntless |
| 剛毅果断 | ごうきかだん goukikadan | dauntless and decisive; with fortitude and resolution |
| 聡明剛毅 | そうめいごうき soumeigouki | be reasonable, strong and do not give in |
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