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強いる · ichidan verb

Meanings

ichidan verb, transitive verb

Used when someone makes another person do something against their will, often with a strong negative connotation. Common patterns: ～に…を強いる, ～を強いる.

〈人ひと〉に〈事こと〉を強しいるto force someone to do something
会かい社しゃは社しゃ員いんに長ちょう時じ間かん労ろう働どうを強しいた。
The company forced its employees into long working hours.
〈人ひと〉に犠ぎ牲せいを強しいるto force sacrifice on someone
戦せん争そうは多おおくの国こく民みんに犠ぎ牲せいを強しいた。
The war forced great sacrifices on many citizens.
〈人ひと〉に沈ちん黙もくを強しいるto force someone into silence
権けん力りょく者しゃは批ひ判はん者しゃに沈ちん黙もくを強しいた。
The powerful figure forced critics into silence.
〈人ひと〉に我が慢まんを強しいるto force someone to endure something
厳きびしい規き則そくが生せい徒とに我が慢まんを強しいていた。
The strict rules forced the students to endure difficult conditions.

強きょう制せいN1
強制する is more formal and often refers to institutional or legal compulsion, while 強いる is used for personal or emotional pressure on someone.
無む理り強じい
無理強いする stresses forcing something unreasonable or excessive in everyday speech, while 強いる is a more literary, general word for compelling someone.
押おし付つけるN2
押し付ける focuses on pushing an unwanted task, opinion, or object onto someone, while 強いる more broadly means to force a state or action upon them.
課かす
課す means to impose a duty, tax, or task in a formal or official sense, while 強いる carries a stronger sense of overriding someone's will.

用もちいるN3
強いる (to force) and 用いる (to use) share the same いる ending and conjugation pattern but have completely unrelated meanings.
強つよがるN1
強いる (to force someone to do something) shares the kanji 強 with 強がる but has a completely different meaning and reading, so learners sometimes mix them up.

強しいるUsage98%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
しいるUsage2%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not essential.

Derived from classical verb 強ふ (しふ), with the modern ichidan form 強いる. The kanji 強 carries the meaning of 'strong' or 'force'.