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強み (つよみ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

強つよみ

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Common word›JLPTN2›Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

strong point; strength; forte

Refers to a person's, organization's, or thing's inherent advantage or area of strength. Often contrasted with 弱み (weak point).

Antonyms: 弱み

彼かれの強つよみは粘ねばり強づよさだ。

His strong point is his tenacity.

自じ社しゃの強つよみを分ぶん析せきする。

Analyze the company's strengths.

Usage patterns

〈物もの・事こと〉を強つよみにするto turn something into one's strength
彼かれは語ご学がく力りょくを強つよみにして海かい外がいの仕し事ごとを得えた。
He turned his language skills into a strength and landed an overseas job.
強つよみを生いかすto make the most of one's strength
この会かい社しゃは技ぎ術じゅつ力りょくの強つよみを生いかして新しん市し場じょうに進しん出しゅつした。
〈事こと〉が強つよみだsomething is one's strong point
コミュニケーション能のう力りょくが私わたしの強つよみです。
Communication skills are my strong point.

Kanji

強strong
味flavor, taste

Related words· 6

長ちょう所しょN3
長所 is a more formal term for a strong point, often used when evaluating character or performance, whereas 強み is more casual and common in business or competitive contexts.
得とく意いN3
得意 refers to something a person is personally skilled at or proud of, while 強み more broadly describes an inherent advantage of a person, group, or thing.
利り点てんN1
利点 describes an advantageous feature of a thing or plan, while 強み emphasizes a person's or organization's competitive strength.
売うり
強み is a general word for a strength or advantage, while 売り specifically means a feature used to attract buyers in marketing.

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特とく長ちょうN3
強み is a casual, everyday word for a strong point, whereas 特長 sounds more formal and analytical, common in reviews and reports.
強つよさN1
強み refers to a strong point or advantage that gives someone an edge, while 強さ simply describes the quality or degree of being strong.

Opposites

弱よわみN2
weakness; shortcoming; sore point
アキレス腱けん
強み means a strength or advantage, the opposite of the figurative weak-point sense of アキレス腱.

Written forms

強つよみUsage95%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
強つよ味みUsage5%
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)
Ateji spelling; rarely used and not recommended for learners.

Etymology

Derived from the adjective 強い (つよい, strong) with the nominalizing suffix み, which turns an adjective into a noun expressing a quality or degree. The ateji spelling 強味 uses 味 (flavor) for its sound.

The company leveraged its technical strength to expand into a new market.