強引 (ごういん, gouin) Japanese meaning: pushy | Kotomora引
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Everyone is troubled by his pushy way of doing things.
Please don't push the conversation forward so forcefully.
Usage patterns
強引に〈動詞〉to forcefully/pushily do something
He pushed the negotiations forward forcefully.
強引な〈人〉a pushy/overbearing person
He has a pushy personality and always gets his own way.
強引に誘うto pushily invite/pressure someone into joining
I pushily talked my friend into coming to the drinking party.
強引に押し切るto force something through despite opposition
He forced the plan through despite the opposition.
アグレッシブ
強引 describes forcing something through regardless of others' feelings, a narrower and more negative idea than the broader アグレッシブ.
強引 describes a person's forceful, pushy manner of acting, while 無理 describes an action or demand itself as forced or unreasonable.
強引 is a na-adjective describing a forceful, pushy manner of doing things, while 強行 is a noun/verbal noun for the act of pushing something through.
固
強引 shares the kanji 強 with 強固 but means forceful or pushy in manner, not physically or structurally solid.
