力強い

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 力強い. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 力強い, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 力強い in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 力強い you have here. The definition of the word 力強い will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of力強い, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ちから
Grade: 1
つよ > づよ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of (chikara, power, strength) +‎ 強い (tsuyoi, strong, powerful). The tsuyoi changes to zuyoi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of inflected forms of "力強い"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Continuative (連用形) 力強く からづよく
からづよ

Terminal (終止形) 力強い からづよ
Attributive (連体形) 力強い からづよ
Key constructions
Informal negative 力強くない からづよくない
からづよくない

Informal past 力強かった からづよかった
からづよかった

Informal negative past 力強くなかった からづよくなかった
からづよくなかった

Formal 力強いです からづよいです
Conjunctive 力強くて からづよくて
からづよくて

Conditional 力強ければ からづよければ
からづよければ

Adjective

(ちから)(づよ) (chikarazuyoi-i (adverbial (ちから)(づよ) (chikarazuyoku))

  1. powerful, strong, forceful
    Synonyms: 強力 (kyōryoku), パワフル (pawafuru)
    力強(ちからづよ)(こえ)力強(ちからづよ)演技(えんぎ)
    chikarazuyoi koe, chikarazuyoi engi
    a strong voice, a powerful performance
  2. reassuring, encouraging
    Synonyms: 心強い (kokorozuyoi), 気強い (kizuyoi)

Usage notes

Depending on context, the reassuring, encouraging sense might be better expressed as reassured, encouraged:

  1. そばにいますので力強(ちからづよ)
    soba ni imasu no de chikarazuyoi
    It is reassuring / encouraging that you are by my side
    そばにいますので力強(ちからづよ)
    soba ni imasu no de chikarazuyoi
    I am reassured / encouraged because you are by my side

Inflection

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN